Position's of Ref's on Tech Foul Shots

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by bigdogrunnin

As for players, what BITS said, but we try to move them to the division line.

In a) you instruct the players that they MUST stand behind the division line, and Team A Coach tells his/her players to stay put (he doesn't say anything to you); and in b) you instruct the players that they MUST stand behind the division line, and Team A Coach begins to argue with YOU that you are wrong. In BOTH instances the players from Team A do not move to the division line as you instructed. What do you do?

Dog, that's what I responded to.

What basis rules-wise do you have for making players move to the division line?

And if any official instructs players that they MUST stand behind the division line, then that official does NOT know the applicable rules and was completely wrong for doing so. That was my point.

[bigdogrunnin]

Apparently my wording was in error, while what I would do was not. I apologize. I would ask them to move to the division line, if they don't, nothing can be done. That is what I was getting at.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by bigdogrunnin

Apparently my wording was in error, while what I would do was not. I apologize. I would ask them to move to the division line, if they don't, nothing can be done. That is what I was getting at.

Then why ask them??

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by bigdogrunnin

I would ask them to move to the division line, if they don't, nothing can be done. That is what I was getting at.

I'm still confused. Why would you ask them to move if they had the legal right to stand where they were standing?

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

I'm still confused. Why would you ask them to move if they had the legal right to stand where they were standing?

It's tradition. The players always stand at the division line; everybody knows that.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

It's tradition. The players always stand at the division line; everybody knows that.

This one seems to come up every few months. I'm always amazed at the number of officials that think that it's a rule too.

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

This one seems to come up every few months. I'm always amazed at the number of officials that think that it's a rule too.

Was it ever a rule?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

Was it ever a rule?

They've had different rules over the years. Before the 3-point rule came in, the players had to be behind the FT line extended to the sideline and outside the semi-circle. There mighta been something else way back, but I really can't remember.

DISCLAIMER Of course, I'm now at the stage where I can hide my own Easter eggs, so don't take anything that I say as being gospel.