Throw-in -- running the line (or not!)

[ChuckElias]

Originally posted by Danvrapp
So knocking a ball out of bounds is just a simple violation (it is a violation - check the rules!), but intentionally kicking a ball out of bounds is a super violation???

No, Dan, although it sort of sounds that way. The difference is that in the case of the kicked ball, the violation occured before the ball was legally toched inbounds. In the case of the ball knocked OOB, the ball was legally touched and then went OOB.

Do NOT confuse this issue with when the throw-in ends (4-41-5). But for this particular situation, the determining factor is whether the violation (or foul) occured before or after the ball was legally touched.