Grabs the ball

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by Rita C

17 seconds left in the half, I'm new trail going to administer the throw-in. I designate spot and start to move away making eye contact with my partners.

Suddenly the player grabs the ball and throws it in. I said, "Hey!" and blew my whistle and reset the clock to 17 seconds.

First time anything like that had happened. Did I do the correct thing?

Rita

Yes, you did the correct thing. Not doing what you did would be a hit to your credibility.

[stir22]

some of the refs in our pool say to 1- hand it to the player on the baseline, and 2- bounce it to them on the sidelines. i always stay and watch the varsity refs, and i've noticed that some of the refs always stay a step away and always bounce it to the player, no matter where they are. what do you folks do?

/thanks

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by stir22

what do you folks do?

In HS, I follow the state mechanics (at least as I understand them).

So, here, it's as you say -- bounce on the sidelines and hand on both end-lines (whether FC or BC).

In NCAAW, I follow those mechanics -- hand on FC end-line; otherwise bounce.

The key is to follow what the mechanics say, not what "some in the pool" say or what "some of the varsity refs" do.

[PG_Ref]

Originally Posted by stir22

some of the refs in our pool say to 1- hand it to the player on the baseline, and 2- bounce it to them on the sidelines. i always stay and watch the varsity refs, and i've noticed that some of the refs always stay a step away and always bounce it to the player, no matter where they are. what do you folks do?

/thanks

We bounce on the sidelines. On the end line, if we we are staying in the frontcourt, we had off. If we are in the backcourt going to the frontcourt, we bounce.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by PG_Ref

We bounce on the sidelines. On the end line, if we we are staying in the frontcourt, we had off. If we are in the backcourt going to the frontcourt, we bounce.

Same here. I believe this is the official NFHS mechanic.