Out of Bounds

[Todd (Mike) Mullen]

Just a pet peeve:

Should the thrower move from the three foot wide spot, the correct mechanic for the violation is whistle/stc/point to the spot/direction.

Too often, officials use the travelling signal instead of pointing to the spot and this only serves to further confuse players, coaches, and fans who already do not understand most of the rules.

When they see an official signal travelling, they wrongly assume the thrower must maintain a pivot foot during the throw-in, which as we all know, isn't true.