Huge Gym, Spot inbound play

[johnyd]

Highschool JV girls, spot inbound play on end line. Biggest H.S. gym I was ever in. Defender very close to the line but not violating. Inbounder backs off end line 5 steps. I have to back up as to not interrupt throw in. I deliver the ball and start the count.

The girls takes 3 giant strides straight forward toward the end line and throws the ball 2 hand over head while sliding the back leg just like a soccer inbound throw. Is 3 steps directly forward, toward end line a violation?

I made no call. Help please. What's the rule?

[Scooby]

legal.

[Jurassic Referee]

No restrictions--->no violation. See RULING in case book play 7.6.3.

[Stat-Man]

I believe the throw in area for a spot throw-in is a box 3 feet wide and as deep as there is space (minimum of 3' per NFHS).

Had a couple of CYO offials who missed this today. We're visiting and home team has small gym with less than 3 feet OOB on all sides. In one game, a player was called for stepping over the OOB line even though he had less than 3' OOB. In another game, a referee called a player for a throw in violation for taking one step to the side. I will give him credit for not signalling a travel though.

[Coltdoggs]

3' wide by infinitely deep...or somwhere close to that...

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by Coltdoggs

3' wide by infinitely deep...or somwhere close to that...

Close to infinite? Now THAT is a big gym!

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by grunewar

Close to infinite? Now THAT is a big gym!

Yup; it's kinda like some football goal lines. The designated spot throw-in is 3' wide, wrapping around the earth.

[mbyron]

I had a throw-in spot violation yesterday. Girl starts to run the baseline, I whistle it, and she says, "you didn't say 'Spot'!" I said, "it's still a violation."

What I wanted to say was, "if I didn't say 'don't push her,' would that not be a foul?" But as in nearly all cases on the court, the irony was best kept to myself.

According to my partner, I did say "spot," though I don't recall (senator).

Weird thing was, I think she was the only person all day to run the baseline.

[mick]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

Yup; it's kinda like some football goal lines. The designated spot throw-in is 3' wide, wrapping around the earth.

Two problems with that:

1. Must remain on the floor.
2. Eventually (after a year and prolly more) the throw-in will be at the other endline.

[Coltdoggs]

Originally Posted by grunewar

Close to infinite? Now THAT is a big gym!

Hey, if you dig a hole deep enough, you'll end up on the other side of the world right...So essentially, they could end up on the other end of the court, right!

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

The designated spot throw-in is 3' wide, wrapping around the earth.

Sorry, the spot can't cross the international date line, because then the game would be over, or not have yet started.

[CoachP]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Sorry, the spot can't cross the international date line, because then the game would be over, or not have yet started.

....so A1 must release the ball for the throw-in within 24 hours and 5 seconds?

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by CoachP

....so A1 must release the ball for the throw-in within 24 hours and 5 seconds?

Unless you're on Daylight Savings Time.

[JoeTheRef]

Originally Posted by mbyron

I had a throw-in spot violation yesterday. Girl starts to run the baseline, I whistle it, and she says, "you didn't say 'Spot'!" I said, "it's still a violation."

What I wanted to say was, "if I didn't say 'don't push her,' would that not be a foul?" But as in nearly all cases on the court, the irony was best kept to myself.

According to my partner, I did say "spot," though I don't recall (senator).

Weird thing was, I think she was the only person all day to run the baseline.

Just curious, if you didn't give her a visual and/or verbal signal that it was a spot throw-in, you still give her the violation? I'm assuming this is a FED rules game. I am also assuming that you didn't know if you did or didn't at the time of the violation, but was told by your partner after the fact.

I ask because if I didn't give a verbal or a visual signal (I usually give both) and the girl starts to run, I'm blowing the whistle and calling her back and readministering. We are required to give a verbal and visual signal for spot throw-ins when the clock is stopped (which I think is all the time for a spot throw-in). Again FED mechanics.

Originally Posted by JoeTheRef

Just curious, if you didn't give her a visual and/or verbal signal that it was a spot throw-in, you still give her the violation? I'm assuming this is a FED rules game. I am also assuming that you didn't know if you did or didn't at the time of the violation, but was told by your partner after the fact.

I ask because if I didn't give a verbal or a visual signal (I usually give both) and the girl starts to run, I'm blowing the whistle and calling her back and readministering. We are required to give a verbal and visual signal for spot throw-ins when the clock is stopped (which I think is all the time for a spot throw-in). Again FED mechanics.

This hasn't been specifically addressed by our board that I know of but I usually always just point to a spot before I give the ball to the player. That being said, even if I don't, and she takes off running the baseline, I'm probably calling the violation. The players should know it's a spot throw-in. The only time I usually say something to a player is in a sitch like after a TO after a made basket. When I administer the throw-in, I remind them they can run the baseline.