The Official Forum - Neat InBound Play

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Originally Posted by VolDoug (Post 654956)

So under NFHS rules, if a team was using the play where the throw-in player passes to a team mate who is also OOB to make the throw-in, it would be legal for a defender to intercept that pass and toss it back onto the court?

As others have already told you a pass behind the end line to an OOB teammate is not a throw-in pass. The throw-in pass is the one which goes into the inbounds area of the court. So what you ask would be illegal even under NFHS rules.

10.3.10 SITUATION B: After a field goal, the score is A-55, B-54. A1 has the
ball out of bounds for a throw-in with two seconds remaining in the game. A1
throws the ball toward A2 who also is out of bounds along the end line. B2 reaches
across the end line and grabs or slaps the ball while it is in flight. Time expires
close to the moment the official indicates the infraction. RULING: A technical foul
is charged against B2. The remaining time or whether Team B had been previously
warned for a delay-of-game situation is not a factor. No free throws are
awarded as the winner of the game has been determined. (9-2-10 Penalty 3, 4)