Throw in question

Originally Posted by SAK

How else would he be able to move in the 3 foot area? Sure he can move his feet. Don't forget he has the 3 foot wide area AND he can move backwards as much as the gym will allow.

Great knowledge of the designated throw-in rule, but I believe this is the question:

Originally Posted by sj

Does anyone know if it has ever been a rule that he could NOT move his feet at all while throwing the ball in?

I'm not sure, but the way people become so adamant about wanting a travel in that situation or screaming "you gotta call that, he can't move" leads me to believe maybe there was a different ruling back in the day.

Originally Posted by sj

In fact he was an official and had officiated all over including college (either in college or at college I couldn't tell) and I was informed that I had better learn the rules. You know the type. Always fun to have those talks with fellow officials.

This time of year, everybody seems to "ref too" unfortunately I do know the type.
I generally give them less than 60 seconds of my time...