setting the arrow

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by oc

NFHS 4-3-3

"The ball is placed at the disposal of the thrower..." Which thrower:
A. The free thrower
B. The thrower in (from the sideline)

It can only be the "thrower" for "throw-ins". See NFHS 4-42-1for terminology.

[Nevadaref]

The NFHS books use "thrower" to mean either a free thrower or a player making a throw-in and you have to know from context which is appropriate.

By "thrower" in 4-3-3 the NFHS means the player making the throw-in. The initial setting of the arrow when a "free thrower" is involved is handed the ball is covered by 4-3-2.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

The NFHS books use "thrower" to mean either a free thrower or a player making a throw-in and you have to know from context which is appropriate.

You're completely wrong. NFHS rule 4-42-1 specifically defines a "thrower", and there's absolutely no mention of a "free thrower" in that definition. A "thrower" and a "free thrower" are completely different animals, and are defined as such in the NFHS rule book.

RULE 4-42-1: The THROWER is the player who attempts a THROW-IN.


Also see NFHS rules 6-1-2(b) and 6-1-2(c). Those rules differentiate between a "thrower" and a "free thrower" also.

Rule 6-1-2b: The ball becomes live when on a THROW-IN, it is at the disposal of the THROWER.

Rule 6-1-2c: The ball becomes live when on a FREE THROW, it is at the disposal of the FREE THROWER.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

The NFHS books use "thrower" to mean either a free thrower or a player making a throw-in and you have to know from context which is appropriate.

Nope.

See above.

[oc]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

It can only be the "thrower" for "throw-ins". See NFHS 4-42-1for terminology.

Thank you.