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Missed FT Violation - FYI
Had a close G V last night and a strange thing caught our eye. 30 years experience on the crew we all missed this one. Sharing.
As ball presented to a free-throw shooter, she would set her "toe "outside the line and slowly drag it back behind the line, set up and shoot without violation - all with the ball in her hand. Happened twice and did not effect outcome of the game. This is a violation per Rule 9 ART. 7 . . . The free thrower shall not have either foot beyond the vertical plane of the edge of the free-throw line which is farther from the basket or the free-throw semicircle line. We missed that this applies to preshot routines too. When shooter gets the ball they should already be inside the semi-circle and stay there. |
I would be unlikely to call it. Don't be a plumber.
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i agree ignore it
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this is where i would ask the coach if he saw the new Rocky. And while he is confused I make my escape
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I'd warn her that what she was doing was illegal (similar to checking the lane lines for violations before bouncing the ball to the shooter) and, if she persisted, I'd call the violation.
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Seriously, I'd say that nobody's gaining an advantage and then get rated down :D |
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Here's a good example - A violates the throwin on the baseline after a made basket by team B. No press, no one except a teammate within a mile, and therefore, no "advantage" gained or lost. Ignore it? I think not. The rules are there - and our job is to keep the players safe and adminitster those rules - not rewrite them as we see fit based on what we "think" should be called. |
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Second time, tell him to knock it off. |
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In the OP, I think the intent is to prevent (a) the running / jumping layup / dunk and (b) the easy rebound by the shooter. Since neither of those things is happening during the pre-shot ritual described, I would be unlikely to call it. |
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