Throw in

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by phansen

NFHS

7-6-3 says this is a throw in violation because he'd have to leave the spot to retreive the ball(unless he had really long arms).

That's not what 7-6-3 says: it's NOT a violation for the ball to bounce away from the throw-in spot.

It IS a violation for the thrower to leave the spot to retrieve it, or to allow 5 seconds to elapse before the ball crosses the plane on a pass into the court.

If the ball bounces away during a spot throw-in you have to wait for the violation to occur. The defense might help them out, for example, by reaching across and contacting the ball.