Astute Coach …

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Raymond

Now coaches know if we simply say sideline, they don't have to worry about what part of the sideline, they know. If we say end line, they don't have to worry about what part of the end line, they know.

Again, during a timeout, we just point to our partner on a boundary holding the ball, no need to say anything.

Raymond's most recent post is true for almost all frontcourt timeouts (but not after timeouts granted during a throwin after out of bounds violation), some frontcourt violations by the defense, and all frontcourt non-shooting fouls by the defense.

But not for any frontcourt out of bounds violations by the defense.

It's only a small sample size for me, only eleven games over the past two weeks, but I'm estimating that most (possibly slightly more than half) of my frontcourt violations by the defense, that require a front court throwin by the offense, have been due to frontcourt out of bounds violations by the defense.

Teams still need to know frontcourt inbounds plays from the endline/sideline corner, as well as every other single inch along the frontcourt endline and sidelines.

Lots of frontcourt out of bounds calls in a game, many by the defense, and lots of places where the ball can go out of bounds in the frontcourt.