The offensive team must be the first to touch the ball after it went into the BC in order for a violation to occur.

Let me ask you a follow up question:

Where do you administer the throw-in on a BC violation?

Whaa? :eek: That is a great question Snaqs.

I will say that most of the BC violations are called at the division line, so most designated spot throw-ins are at the division line. However, if I think I see where your question is to lead me, "spot nearest where the violation occurred", ?, I can say that I have never advanced the all up to division line if BC violation was called deep in BC, say around the endline.

Is this correct? If so I admit that even if I have been getting it done right, I have not been doing it for the right reasons.

What does the rule say?

I do not know what the NFHS book says. That is why I am asking.

Almost every bit of rules knowledge I have obtained, has came from on-court experience. I have not owned a NFHS book since the late 1990's, and even though I have been working games for over 15 years, I have only done youth and adult Rec leagues.

I will be joining my state association before next season, attending at least one clinic this summer, and intend to progress. This forum has been a great source of information regarding rule interpretations, odd-situations, and most appreciated- the citing of NFHS Rules/Cases when answering questions.

Okay, the violation is for contacting the ball after it goes into the backcourt. So that should answer all of your questions on this, right?

All but one, that I believe you were implying. :)

On a BC violation, the ball is spotted where?

My answer: The spot nearest the violation.

The general rule of thumb is to have a designated spot throw-in closest to where the violation occurred. For backcourt violations, that would be where the ball was touched.

Note though that there are some exceptions such as defensive goaltending or basket interference. In those cases, the throw-in is a non-designated spot throw-in same as after every basket.

The only real way to try and get these rules right is to get the relevant rule books every year and study them. it's good to see that you have the desire to improve your officiating skills. Hopefully the people here can assist you. There are some very knowledgable officials posting here. And....we all come here to learn from them.

Very much agreed.