New to officiating, trying some 7th and 8th grade games.
Tonight the coach from one of the teams tells me that the ball should always be inbounded from the division line after a timeout.

Looking at the rule book, it does not seem to be clear.

After a violation the ball should be inbounded closest to where the violation occurred, so if a team calls timeout on the dead ball, shouldn't it go back to spot of the original violation??

Please help me on this one.

Thanks

You are correct, the coach is goofy. Maybe he's thinking about the beginning of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quarter or maybe he's thinking about technical fouls.

See Rule 7-5-2.

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Is their any situation where you would move the inbound spot after a timeout without a technical foul?

Also, lets say player A1 is in front court, dribbles below the free throw line extended and calls timeout. Where do you spot the inbound?

Thanks!!

It is always nice to be right!

This coach has been watching NBA games. They have special provisions for moving the ball after a timeout in certain cases. You'll find that many people don't understand that different levels of play have different rulebooks, and what they see on TV doesn't always hold true for what is happening during their game.

Actually, you may move the spot (as in small gyms if you have basket overhangs or no space along the line, etc.) to give the inbouder room or for safety reasons. It is not uncommon for the elementary or middle school gyms to be quite small without much space outside the floor lines.

You have coaches that think?

tjlref: Remember, 90% of coaches actually know only 10% of the rules!

Yes - if the coach to whom you are referring is Larry Brown.

Assuming A1 is outside of the "triangle" for determining throw-in location, on the sideline - even with where the ball was when the TO was granted.

Which in no way implies that the other 10% know 90% of the rules :D