Odd Situation on FTs in youth game....

[CMHCoachNRef]

My son has just started officiating basketball. I have worked with him several times this year. In one of the leagues (a 4th and 5th grade league), the FT line is at 12 feet. They still move the players up above the blocks on the lane. The result is two defensive players BEHIND the FT shooter. Talk about a tough box out assignment.

[dbking]

Originally Posted by CMHCoachNRef

My son has just started officiating basketball. I have worked with him several times this year. In one of the leagues (a 4th and 5th grade league), the FT line is at 12 feet. They still move the players up above the blocks on the lane. The result is two defensive players BEHIND the FT shooter. Talk about a tough box out assignment.

We have that in a local league but by special rule of the league, we move everyone down a spot so that the situation is rectified!

[jdmara]

Originally Posted by CMHCoachNRef

My son has just started officiating basketball. I have worked with him several times this year. In one of the leagues (a 4th and 5th grade league), the FT line is at 12 feet. They still move the players up above the blocks on the lane. The result is two defensive players BEHIND the FT shooter. Talk about a tough box out assignment.

I do (but very rarely) officiate a league like this. It's odd looking and evening more awkward when there is contact between the thrower and one of the defenders in the last lane space. On a long rebound the defender almost always has to reach over the thrower ("over the back" as the crowd calls it) to get the rebound.

-Josh

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by dbking

We have that in a local league but by special rule of the league, we move everyone down a spot so that the situation is rectified!

This is what we do for our 10U league(s) too.

[CMHCoachNRef]

Originally Posted by dbking

We have that in a local league but by special rule of the league, we move everyone down a spot so that the situation is rectified!

I suggested this to the commissioner. He said, "No one boxes out anyway, so we are going to leave it alone for this year."

Originally Posted by CMHCoachNRef

I suggested this to the commissioner. He said, "No one boxes out anyway, so we are going to leave it alone for this year."

To which I would have responded by asking, "and when was your last psychiatric evaluation?"