Tip or catch and shoot w .3 sec left.

JugglingReferee · #1 (**permalink**) Sun Mar 15, 2009, 03:44pm

High school (Fed):

5-2 (Scoring):

ART. 5 . . . When play is resumed with a throw-in or free throw and three-tenths (.3) of a second or less remains on the clock, a player may not gain control of the ball and try for a field goal. In this situation only a tap could score.

SmokeEater · #2 (**permalink**) Tue Mar 17, 2009, 10:44am

Quote:

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

High school (Fed):

5-2 (Scoring):

ART. 5 . . . When play is resumed with a throw-in or free throw and three-tenths (.3) of a second or less remains on the clock, a player may not gain control of the ball and try for a field goal. In this situation only a tap could score.

Interestingly no such rule exists in FIBA..... BUT it is a good rule of thumb to follow.

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