Throw-in ends

[Kelvin green]

Looking closely at the wording in Rule 4, Rule 7, and Rule 9 I think there is something we missed as we discussed the "unannounced rule change) ...

They changed the wording in 4-42-5 (as aptly pointed out in previous thread) that states throw-in ends when ball is touched by player inbounds or out of bounds...

This would change the way we administer the AP arrow...

Previous to that change if Team A is throwing the ball in and it hit B (not A since it was a violation on A) who was standing OOB it was a violation on Team A because the rule stated it had to be touched by player inbounds... Team loses their throw-in because B touched the ball while being OOB....

If you did not think it was a violation on B because you ruled the ball being caused to go OOB by B (which I would think is an incorrect ruling since the ball still did not go inbounds) then the scenario would look like this

Team A throws ball in, and B touches it OOB (first to touch). By definition the throw-in had not ended. So arrow is not switched yet and the new throw-in by A still with arrow pointing A's direction--- Now there is a foul by either a or B on the throw-in, we penalize the foul and A keeps the arrow after making one throw-in already

We need to make sure we look at the whole context as to why the rule wording was changed They just carried that line over from Rule 4 to Rule 7 and 9... We cant read one line in a vaccuum.