Spot Throw-in

[rainmaker]

Originally posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

ROFLMAO [/B]

Come on, Mark, it wasn't THAt funny!

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally posted by rainmaker

Come on, Mark, it wasn't THAt funny! [/B]

Oh yes it was, because when I was on my meds, my wife would lock me in the attic. ;-) ;-) ;-)

[actuary77]

Just to clarify.

So for a spot throw-in, the player throwing the ball in has a 3-foot "box" to work in and he can move within that "box" and it's not a violation?

What if he leaves that 3-foot "box"? Snaqwells said it's not traveling but simply a throw-in violation. So is the penalty to award the ball to the opposing team?

[ChuckElias]

Originally posted by actuary77
Just to clarify.

So for a spot throw-in, the player throwing the ball in has a 3-foot "box" to work in and he can move within that "box" and it's not a violation?

That's correct.

What if he leaves that 3-foot "box"? Snaqwells said it's not traveling but simply a throw-in violation. So is the penalty to award the ball to the opposing team?

That's also correct.

Welcome to the forum!

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally posted by actuary77
Just to clarify.

So for a spot throw-in, the player throwing the ball in has a 3-foot "box" to work in and he can move within that "box" and it's not a violation?

What if he leaves that 3-foot "box"? Snaqwells said it's not traveling but simply a throw-in violation. So is the penalty to award the ball to the opposing team?

A 3-foot wide "box" that extends as far back as can be gone. He only has to keep one foot over that three foot "box". Which, if you think about it, makes that three foot "box" pretty wide. For example, he can move left in that box until only his right foot is over the box, then move back right until only his left foot is over that box. He can move back as far as he likes. If there's 10 feet back to the wall, he's got 10 feet. And, of course, he can jump. Multiple times.

[actuary77]

Wow! Thanks all for the clarifications.

I always thought the traveling rules apply to the person throwing-in the ball as well (i.e. pivot foot rules). Like most of the people in the thread had indicated, I had seen multiple times traveling being called on the person throwing the ball in, both in the NBA and the NCAA. Maybe it's different for them but now I'm crystal clear on how it should be for the NFHS.

Thanks again!

[rainmaker]

Originally posted by actuary77
...but now I'm crystal clear on how it should be for the NFHS.

And now it's your duty and pleasure to find the balance between correcting others who don't have a clue, and feeling quietly smug and superior to be "in the know" yourself.

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally posted by rainmaker

And now it's your duty and pleasure to find the balance between correcting others who don't have a clue, and feeling quietly smug and superior to be "in the know" yourself.

I find the quietly smug part to be a lot more fun

[rainmaker]

Originally posted by Back In The Saddle

I find the quietly smug part to be a lot more fun

yes, and as a rule, more politically wise. However, the occasional authoritative word thrown into a clueless conversation has its afterglow.