Bounce the ball to player for throw in?

[JRutledge]

Originally posted by zebraman


I don't have my officials manual with me, but I'm quite certain that you are allowed to bounce the ball to the thrower along the baseline in the backcourt . Doing so, allows you a wider view and lets you observe a lot more than being closer to the thrower. Note however that there are no examples that show the referee bouncing the ball across the key.

Z

Z,

Jeff is not telling you what the NF allows, he is telling you what the IHSA does not allow us to do. These are the people that assign us playoff games and dictate our status as officials. The IHSA told us not to bounce the ball EVER ON THE BASELINE, because officials were more likely to cheat up the court. This came from the Head IHSA Basketball Clinician himself and is taught by the other IHSA Clinicians in basketball. As I have told you before, we have directives that are not in a 100% agreement with the NF.

Peace