10 seconds

[budjones05]

Tonight, I had a boys high school varsity. The team was on the free throw line. I began to start my count to 10. I get to five, no shot. I get to 8, no shot. I get to 10 and still no shot. TWEET!! 10 seconds on the free throw line. The gym goes crazy and the teams head coach wants a explaination. Told him that the thrower has 10 seconds to shoot the ball. He requests a time out to look up the rule. There it was. He shuts up and doesn't say another word the rest of the game. My question, has anybody ever had a 10 second call on the free throw?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by budjones05

He requests a time out to look up the rule.

Please explain this more.

[budjones05]

to protest the ruling to see if there were such a rule

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by budjones05

to protest the ruling to see if there were such a rule

There's no such animal as a "protest" under NFHS rules.

Did you really let a coach pull a rule book out on you?

[Jay R]

I have never called one but I have told players to speed it up after their first free throw was taking too long.

Here in Canada (New Brunswick), most of the games I officiate use FIBA rules which only give 5 seconds to shoot a free throw. You would think there would be more violations called, but I have only seen it 2 or 3 times in the past 6 years. Most officials will give the player a gentle reminder that they only have 5 seconds before their next attempt.

I was working a National Championship last summer when a fellow official called a violation (5 seconds) on a free throw shooter. After the game, our supervisor walks into the dressing room laughing and says: "That's the first time I have seen that call in 30 years".

[Rusty Gilbert]

I've never called it (in 25 years of games), nor have I been in a game where it was called.

If someone is tooooooo slooooowwww, I step up and tell them to shoot quicker.

However, I could envision the situation where it might be necessary to call. Just pretty rare.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

There's no such animal as a "protest" under NFHS rules.

Did you really let a coach pull a rule book out on you?

Coach can do what he wants during a timeout; but I'm not standing there with him while he looks it up, and I'm not helping him find it. That said, I might congratulate him after the game for even having a rule book.

[Raymond]

Was Adrian Dantley ever called for it?

[budjones05]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

There's no such animal as a "protest" under NFHS rules.

Did you really let a coach pull a rule book out on you?

Only because i knew it was there

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Did you really let a coach pull a rule book out on you?

When a coach questions a rule, I tell him that I have a rule book in my bag and we can look it up. If I'm wrong, I'll change the call and give him $100 but if he's wrong, he has to wash my car. I've never had a coach take the bet.

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by budjones05

to protest the ruling to see if there were such a rule

There are no protests. 5-4-2

[budjones05]

Originally Posted by tjones1

There are no protests. 5-4-2

My rules meeting this year in the state i live in allows protests if they are reasonable

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by budjones05

My rules meeting this year in the state i live in allows protests if they are reasonable

What state?

[mplagrow]

Originally Posted by budjones05

My rules meeting this year in the state i live in allows protests if they are reasonable

That's got to be an SEC state.

[MadCityRef]

What state is that, and what is considered "reasonable"?