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Old Wed Jan 27, 2010, 02:50pm
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Exclamation After all these years - a first!

As you know, my experience goes back to the Naismith days but I had a situation in last night's 8th grade boys game that was a first for me.

A1 had a habit of "dribbling" the ball whenever he was going to inbound. As long as he kept the ball hitting OOB, he's fine, and he would always grab the ball and inbound within five seconds. In the third quarter, he was doing it again and B1 reached across and hit the ball during one of the dribbles. As I said, I've never had this happen before.

OK you guys, is it just a DOG warning or is it a technical (the same as if B1 hit the ball while A1 was holding it)? My partner was the calling official and he called it a DOG warning. I didn't challenge it and neither did either of the coaches. Were we right or wrong?
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Old Wed Jan 27, 2010, 02:57pm
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I'm calling a DOG warning in this case.

Rule states it has to be in the player's "possession" to be a T. This is not a dribble, so when the ball is loose, I'm saying he/she doesn't have "possession."
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Old Wed Jan 27, 2010, 02:57pm
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He may not touch or dislodge the ball while in possession of the thrower. If he is bouncing the ball, he is in possession.

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Old Wed Jan 27, 2010, 03:00pm
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If he is bouncing the ball, he is in possession.
Based on what?
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Old Wed Jan 27, 2010, 03:01pm
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I'm going with DOG warning ( breaking the plane) in this case, Padgett. Mostly because of the age group involved....
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Old Wed Jan 27, 2010, 03:03pm
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Based on what?
Based on the dictionary definition of "in possession," since there is no rulebook

definition.
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Old Wed Jan 27, 2010, 03:06pm
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Based on what?

Common sense. Are you going to allow B1 to bat the ball away so there's a 5-second violation on A?

Once A has the ball, they "posess" it until it's released on an inbounds pass.
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Old Wed Jan 27, 2010, 03:10pm
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Common sense. Are you going to allow B1 to bat the ball away so there's a 5-second violation on A?

Once A has the ball, they "posess" it until it's released on an inbounds pass.
What if A1 fumbles the ball on the out of bounds side, then B1 reaches over and touches the ball?
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Old Wed Jan 27, 2010, 03:14pm
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What if A1 fumbles the ball on the out of bounds side, then B1 reaches over and touches the ball?
I would still consider him to be in possession.
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Old Wed Jan 27, 2010, 03:24pm
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Common sense. Are you going to allow B1 to bat the ball away so there's a 5-second violation on A?
No, because if they bat the ball away, I'm blowing my whistle for a DOG warning, so that's not an issue.

We can argue about the semantics of "possession" in this instance, but either way, I'm not calling a T in Mark's OP.
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Old Wed Jan 27, 2010, 03:43pm
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Common sense. Are you going to allow B1 to bat the ball away so there's a 5-second violation on A?

Once A has the ball, they "possess" it until it's released on an inbounds pass.
Agree. My common sense says to use the same basic concept as player control-"holding or dribbling a live ball".
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Old Wed Jan 27, 2010, 05:04pm
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Agree. My common sense says to use the same basic concept as player control-"holding or dribbling a live ball".
Except he's not holding or dribbling
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Old Wed Jan 27, 2010, 05:09pm
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Agree. My common sense says to use the same basic concept as player control-"holding or dribbling a live ball".
Except the rules explicitly say that there is no player control on a throw in.
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Old Wed Jan 27, 2010, 05:13pm
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Except he's not holding or dribbling
Rule 4:
ART. 3 . . . The throw-in and the throw-in count begin when the ball is at the disposal of a player of the team entitled to it.
ART. 4 . . . The throw-in count ends when the ball is released by the thrower so the passed ball goes directly into the court.
Would it contribute to the discussion to mention that once the ball is put at the disposal of the thrower, it's technically in his possession until he releases the ball to go into the court?
Anything the defense does to make contact with the ball while on the other side of the line between those two points of time would seem to justify a T, it seems.
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Old Wed Jan 27, 2010, 05:29pm
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