OOB Throw In - Step on the line

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Bresquire

I haven't found it in the book yet but my contention is on a live ball from the court as soon as you step on the line, the play is called dead. So on a dead ball throw in you are OOB and step on the line you are still OOB. Others have said on a dead ball, the line becomes the boundry for live or dead. What do you think.

You are correct; the line is out of bounds just as the division line is considered back court territory.

Consider a court with a "line" that is three feet wide.

However, you're incorrect in one of your assumptions.

The ball is not dead during a throwin; it is live. Live ball/dead ball does not affect this play, but it affects many other aspects.