Bounce the ball to player for throw in?

[jeffpea]

Wow - the level of discourse gets "heated" pretty fast! The upcoming Presidential Election must be rubbing off......or maybe we all need the season to start real soon.

The whole purpose of the bounce/no bounce technique is to put yourself in a better position to anticipate and officate the play. Clearly there is a distinct advantage gained by the official bouncing the ball on the sideline. I'm not sure I see where you would gain an advantage along an endline in the backcourt. It would be easy to say that it's "lazy" to bounce on the endline, but that starts the "name-calling" again........When you see someone bounce, do they back-up into a good position and THEN bounce/administer (which is what you should do), or do they bounce and then move (which is poor positioning - you shouldn't move after administering).

I agree with the interp. that you shouldn't bounce on any endline in any situation. As with all things when it comes to officiating....."when in Rome".