NFHS - FT mechanic rational?

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Originally Posted by eyezen

hmmm. unless I am right on the lane line I don't know how I would see for 100% sure that the plane was broke.

It's a violation to break the lane with your foot. But in 20 years of calling, every player I've ever seen do this put his foot down in the lane. If you can't make that call, then you should probably hang'em up.

Since we're not right on the lane line, then I don't see (no pun intended) what is different from looking at the front of the players (opposite) or looking at the back of the player (same side). And I sure can tell if the touched the lane.

There's no way you can know if the plane is broken by standing behind the line on your side. It goes against everything that's ever been taught with regard to getting the proper angle. When you administer a throw-in, I guess you stand behind the thrower to know whetehr he's broken the boundary plane or not.

I'm with BITS on this one.

Oh well, that just means you're both wrong. If you can't get wide enough to see the players you're responsible for during the FT and make a foul call after restrictions, you might won't to get your feet out of the concrete and move.

Personally, I don't limit myself to one side of the lane or the other on rebounding action. I get an angle where I can see the entire play. I'll yield to my partner if he makes the call but I'm not going to ignore the foul.