Coach didn't like violation call

[Adam]

Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap

That is what I do when I am handing the ball to the thrower. The step back has you avoid a soft karate chop to the gut and gives the first second time to occur for the start of the count. The step back on a bounce to the thrower accomplishes the same thing.

Interesting, I always raise the arm nearest the thrower, cross over to hand it to him, and count away from him. It accomplishes the same thing with the count, as my arm is as far away as possible from the count swing when I hand the ball to the player.