8-1-4

The TRY for goal shall be made within 10 seconds after the ball has been placed at the disposal of the free thrower at the FT line.


4-41-3

The try starts when the player begins the motion which habitually precedes the RELEASE of the ball.

The above rules are what some of the officials may have been hinting toward.

+1

I have never called it...only seen it called once in a game I was working.

Small college game..A1 is fouled while shooting, first free throw, no problem.
He was given the ball for the second attempt, all he did was keep bouncing the ball and looking over to my partner at trail. It soon became apparent that this player had no intent of shooting the ball and was waiting for the 10 second call.

My partner obliged him and the game continued....

If your team is tired....

The start of the try is irrelevant. The FT must be "made" (not started) by 10 seconds. If it is not released by 10 seconds, it is a violation (if you choose to call it).

9-1-3-a ...
 

After the ball is placed at the disposal of a free thrower:
a. He/she shall throw within 10 seconds to cause the ball to enter the basket
or touch the ring before the free throw ends.

Called this once in a HS rec game. Ugly game, losers down by fifteen and playing with only three due two foul outs and an ejection. The winners are shooting a FT and clearly take more than 10 seconds.

I blow the violation and find out afterwards that shooter is mentally handicapped, and was playing for one of the few times all season because they were up by fifteen with a two man advantage.

The handicap was not visible, but I still felt pretty stupid ...

I have called this once, in a varsity game.

Just like Bob Delaney, I got to 13 seconds before I made the call.

I'm not worried about 10 or 11. But 13. TWEET!!!

Team A Coach yelled, "I told you someobdy was gonna call it on you!" :)

Saw this called in one of my very first games as an official. Thank God I learned from here that we should be very, very loose on this violation.

There was a kid who had an elaborate routine including passing the ball around his body a couple times that I was hoping would result in 10. He was a terrible FT shooter and a hothead who took some tea from time to time. More than a 10 count, I was hoping he'd fumble it away while he was showing off.