Stepping/reaching out of bounds during a throw-in

[Todd VandenAkker]

Originally posted by Lotto
I do most girls JV here in New York, under NCAA rules.
A1 is taking the ball out of bounds. B1, who is guarding A1, steps out of bounds. I blow my whistle and tell B1 that if she does it again, it's a technical foul for delay of game.

Ben,

If you use NCAA rules without league-specified modifications, then there is no formal delay of game warning procedure for breaking the plane on a throw-in. What the book says is that a team may not "repeatedly delay the game by preventing the ball from being promptly put in play." So, if a player reaches or steps across the line while defending the throw-in, it is simply a violation. If he/she repeatedly does so and it interferes with the throw-in effort, you could (should) warn the player/team not to cross the line. Then you would be justified in calling a "T" if it happens again. Now, in high school, you WOULD, as Huskerblue indicated, warn the team by informing the coach and having the table record the warning.