Rules test for coaches

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Actually, he can't go back further [sic] than the wall.

There's nothing in the rulebook that forbids the use of a wrecking ball.

(Or is it "rec-ing ball?")

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

Now, what if the inbounds spot is directly in front of a doorway or other opening in the wall? Can the inbounder go through the opening out into the hallway?

I started to say "yes," then I hit the book, thinking that there may be something under "visual confines." I can't find any such thing under 10-3.

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

7) IF A PLAYER SHOOTS AN AIR BALL, THAT PLAYER CANNOT BE THE FIRST TO TOUCH THE BALL BEFORE IT COMES DOWN AND HITS THE FLOOR

I seem to recall that this is a violation in the NBA. Can anyone confirm this?

[APG]

Originally Posted by bainsey

I seem to recall that this is a violation in the NBA. Can anyone confirm this?

This is correct. In the NBA, it is a traveling violation to touch the ball first if a field goal attempt does not touch the backboard, basket ring, or another player first.

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

2) A PLAYER CANNOT BEGIN A LEGAL DRIBBLE BY PUSHING THE BALL TO THE FLOOR WITH BOTH HANDS

I'm struggling to find an NFHS case play for this one. A little help?

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by bainsey

I'm struggling to find an NFHS case play for this one. A little help?

IIRC, you don't need a case book.

In the rule book, it defines a dribble as "forcing the ball after it rebounds from the floor". Since the first dribble hasn't yet rebounded from the floor, the criteria for a legal dribble haven't yet commenced, and therefore the restriction of using only one hand is not yet in place.