Five Second Violation

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by tjones1

I think he's trying to say that if you allow the ball just to bounce and get out of its way there's going to be a throw-in violation because either another member of that team is going to get the ball or the throw-in player will move to get the ball. Either way, it's a violation.

Then again, maybe that's not what he's thinking at all.

Or perhaps he's thinking that after a couple of bounces you'll hit the 5 second mark and call that violation.

To allow the ball to bounce away after the thrower has tossed it back to the official, and then call the violation for leaving the spot, etc., seems a lot like setting the thrower up. Better, I think, to do what the OP saw.