Getting a drink during free throws

gostars · #1 (**permalink**) Sat Jan 15, 2005, 06:05pm

This happened last night at a V-Boys game. The L is about to give the ball to A1 for the second of two free throws. B1 walks over to talk to the coach and asks for a drink. The coach hands him a Gatorade bottle. The L who was administering the free throws hit B1 with a T. The explanation given to the coach was that there was a new rule this year that you can't have drinks on the floor. I havent heard of this one. I know if he had stepped off the floor you could whack him for that. I can't find it in the rule book. Has anyone else heard of this rule?

[Edited by gostars on Jan 15th, 2005 at 09:15 PM]

BktBallRef · #2 (**permalink**) Sat Jan 15, 2005, 06:25pm

There is no such rule, new or otherwise.

zebraman · #3 (**permalink**) Sat Jan 15, 2005, 06:25pm

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Originally posted by gostars
This happened last night at a V-Boys game. Team A is free throws. B1 walks over to talk to the coach and asks for a drink. The coach hands him a Gatorade bottle. The L who was administering the free throws hit B1 with a T. The expiation given to the coach was that there was a new rule this year that you can't have drinks on the floor. I havent heard of this one. I know if he had stepped of the floor you could get him for that. I can't find it in the rule book. Has anyone else heard of this rule?

No. This sounds like maybe it's an extreme misinterpretation of the emphasis on keeping players in their bench area (RE: a player leaves the bench area to go to the end of the gym to get a drink from the fountain).

Z

rainmaker · #4 (**permalink**) Sat Jan 15, 2005, 09:09pm

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Originally posted by zebraman

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Originally posted by gostars
This happened last night at a V-Boys game. Team A is free throws. B1 walks over to talk to the coach and asks for a drink. The coach hands him a Gatorade bottle. The L who was administering the free throws hit B1 with a T. The expiation given to the coach was that there was a new rule this year that you can't have drinks on the floor. I havent heard of this one. I know if he had stepped of the floor you could get him for that. I can't find it in the rule book. Has anyone else heard of this rule?

No. This sounds like maybe it's an extreme misinterpretation of the emphasis on keeping players in their bench area (RE: a player leaves the bench area to go to the end of the gym to get a drink from the fountain).

Z

There's an old volleyball rule about water not being on the floor during time-outs, but even that one was changed to say, "water spilled on the floor during a time out must be cleaned up before the time out ends." Maybe he's harking back to that old one.

BktBallRef · #5 (**permalink**) Sat Jan 15, 2005, 11:07pm

If he thinks he's at a volleyball game, years ago, then he's got bigger problems than just missing this call.