Designated throw-in

[mick]

If you rule that a dribble was a "release, but not toward the court" you would be the only ref in history to do so.

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Mark,
If a kid starts to pass and pulls the string and it does/doesn't get outside the 3' spot, though it left his hand, then he can retrieve it (still remaining in the designated spot) and throw it in?
mick