Restraining Line

[junruh07]

I worked a game tonight in a small gym with a restraining line for throw-ins. A1 has the ball for a throw-in. He throws to A2, who is in the air and lands outside the restraining line. I called a throw-in violation because he landed "out of bounds." Looking back, I think I kicked it, because the restraining line restrictions would end when the throw-in ends. Could someone tell me for sure if I did it right or wrong? Does anyone else do very many games with a restraining line?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by junruh07

I worked a game tonight in a small gym with a restraining line for throw-ins. A1 has the ball for a throw-in. He throws to A2, who is in the air and lands outside the restraining line. I called a throw-in violation because he landed "out of bounds." Looking back, I think I kicked it, because the restraining line restrictions would end when the throw-in ends. Could someone tell me for sure if I did it right or wrong? Does anyone else do very many games with a restraining line?

Wrong and no.

[ODJ]

The restraining line is to restrain the defense.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by ODJ

The restraining line is to restrain the defense.

And the offense.

The restraining line IS the OOB line for everyone until the throwin ends.

No teammate of the thrower can be across that line before the ball is released on the throw-in. The ball must cross the line before a teammate of the thrower can touch the ball.

So, if the player in the air caught the ball on the inbounds side of the temporary restraining line, it was a legal play. The line disappeared when they caught the ball. If they were on the OOB side of the temporary restraining line when they caught the ball, they committed a throwin violation.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

And the offense.

The restraining line IS the OOB line for everyone until the throwin ends.

No teammate of the thrower can be across that line before the ball is released on the throw-in. The ball must cross the line before a teammate of the thrower can touch the ball.

So, if the player in the air caught the ball on the inbounds side of the temporary restraining line, it was a legal play. The line disappeared when they caught the ball. If they were on the OOB side of the temporary restraining line when they caught the ball, they committed a throwin violation.

Actually to pick a nit, by rule the restraining line is the OOB line until the ball crosses the restraining line as per 1-2-2, not when the throw-in ends.The restraining line ceases to be a boundary line when the ball on the throw-in crosses the restraining line.

[bob jenkins]

There's some case play where A2 crosss the line before the throw-in ends (I think before the ball is released) and B2 is allowed to follow. No violations on either.

I *think* (and this is pure conjecture) the theory is that the restraining line gives A1 room to see the court and release the ball. If A chooses not to want / need that room, then the line doesn't exist.