Backcourt Violation During Throw-In

[mick]

Originally posted by imagomer
The Official mostly was just adamant that control was unnecessary. I believe he was injecting the "tip off the fingers of the offense in control" concept. The conversation went something like this: Him, "tweet."
Me: "she never had control!"
Him: "Offense touched in the front court."
Me:"we never had team control!" (yes, I said 'team control')
Him: "she doesn't need it."
Me: "Are you sure?"
Him: "Absolutely; control or not, it's still backcourt."
Me: "Julia!, quit playing with your ponytail!!"
We won (season tourney champs, yay!), and even if we had lost, I know this was not the turning point. It is an important coaching point, though. It's surprising how often the throw in is near the division line. I and my team need to know the rule here. Officiating for (only) a year made me a more knowledgeable, tolerable coach. I try to focus on my team.

Good post, Coach.
Congratulations with your championship, and keep trying to educate those girls and refs.
mick