Throw-in
 

National Federation Rules.

This came up at our chapter meeting last evening:

Player A1 who is out of bounds moves back (away from the end line) and then teammate A2 reaches across the end line and A1 passes (not hands) the ball to him. Legal?

I know that members of team B cannot reach across the end line without consequences but how about a teammate.

I'd like a rulebook or case book reference if possible. I could not find anything on this (unusual) situation.

7-6-2

Illegal

7-6

Art 2...The throw-in starts when the ball is at the disposal of a player of the team entitled to the throw-in. The thrower shall released the ball on a pass directly into the court, except as in 7-5-7, within five seconds after the throw-in starts. The throw-in pass shall touch another player (inbounds or out of bounds) on the court before going out of bounds. The throw-in pass shall not touch a teammate while it is on the out-of-bounds side of the throw-in boundary plane.

No one at your chapter meeting knew this or could find it on the book?

*crickets*

And now for the why....

Since B can not touch the ball or reach through the line while it is in the hands of the thrower this prevents the thrower from dropping the ball into A2's hands in an area where B is not allowed to defend.

Camron, I'm not sure I understand your point. Could you re-explain?

He's explaining that provision in the rule. The defense isn't allowed to touch the ball on the throw-in side of the boundary plane. If the above provision wasn't part of the throw-in restrictions, Team A could inbound the ball in an area where Team B would not be legally able to defend.

Right-while the ball is being held by the thrower. I'm just looking at it from the standpoint that following the release, a defender potentially could reach across the boundary plane on a designated throw-in and intercept the pass; but an offensive player cannot do the same to receive such a pass.

That is correct....it is to balance the offense and defense such that the defense has some chance of defending the throwin.