Stepping on the line at throw-in

[mj]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Ask your partner what he does when the boundary line is three feet deep; or there isn't a line so much as a paint color change on the floor.

While waiting for a varsity game I saw a small town JV guy call a violation for stepping on the line. After the game I asked him why it was a violation. "Uh, you can't step on the line."

So I asked what if the line went all the way to the doorway, do they have to go behind the door? He looked at me like I was from another planet then says, "that's different".

"Okkk"

[Mark Padgett]

Here's something weird. We have a gym at a major HS in this area that has the black wide border around the perimeter, but there is a gap of a few inches inside the border and then your have the actual boundary line. This is the case on all four sides. This means that if a player with the ball, or the ball itself touches the inside line, it's OOB. It can be very confusing to visiting teams. I don't know why they just don't paint the border right up to the line and not have a gap between the two.

Oh wait - that would make sense. Silly me.

[TimTaylor]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Here's something weird. We have a gym at a major HS in this area that has the black wide border around the perimeter, but there is a gap of a few inches inside the border and then your have the actual boundary line. This is the case on all four sides. This means that if a player with the ball, or the ball itself touches the inside line, it's OOB. It can be very confusing to visiting teams. I don't know why they just don't paint the border right up to the line and not have a gap between the two.

Oh wait - that would make sense. Silly me.

More than one like that Mark. Several in Metro & GNW leagues, and all the PIL floors that have been re-done are now that way as well - at least the ones I've seen......

[Chess Ref]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Here's something weird. We have a gym at a major HS in this area that has the black wide border around the perimeter, but there is a gap of a few inches inside the border and then your have the actual boundary line. This is the case on all four sides. This means that if a player with the ball, or the ball itself touches the inside line, it's OOB. It can be very confusing to visiting teams. I don't know why they just don't paint the border right up to the line and not have a gap between the two.

Oh wait - that would make sense. Silly me.

Maybe it's a West Coast thing. As floors get redone around here they seem to be doing the border within a border trick.

I don't like it.