Throw-in

[slow whistle]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Not necessarily. He's more likely to disguise it by setting it down, wiping his hands on his uniform, then bending down to pick it back up. He only has 5 seconds, after all, and if he makes his intent obvious then there's no way the defense falls for it.

Frankly, if his intent is that obvious, there's no deceipt. And if the defense falls for this when it's obvious, that's on them.

Obvious to an official does not necessarily mean obivous to a player who may or may not know (should know) that it is a tech if they reach across and grab the ball. I'm not trying to give B1 a free pass, all I'm saying is that if A1 attempts to goad B1 into a technical foul and I am certain that is what he/she did, then I think I have pretty solid ground for unsporting tech....if someone passed on that and tech'd B1 instead there is certainly good rules standing for that also...so now I'm done...finally...