Posession Arrow Change after T?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by ranjo

Boys AAU this past weekend. Visitors assistant coach is acessed a technical foul at halftime for continuing to argue a call after the half is over. Home team has the arrow. We shoot the technical to begin the second half and give the ball to the home team at the division line for the throw-in. As the ball is thrown in, I notice the table has turned the arrow and it is now pointing toward the visitors.

I don't think the arrow should have changed, but trying to referee, run, chew gum, and reason all at the same time is too much of a challenge for my old brain.

Was I correct that the arrow should not have changed? I now think the throw-in was the result of a technical foul penalty and not an alternating posession.

As others have said, you were correct. Anytime there's something "unusual" like this, it's a good idea to remind the table what to do with the arrow. (A more common example would be a held ball followed by a time out before the throw in -- remind the table to switch the arrow after the throw-in.)