2011-12 NFHS Rules Test: Question 7
 

I want your opinions on Question 7 of this years rules test.
Here it is (word for word):

Which is NOT an Alternating Possession situation?
A) Held ball by 2 opposing players
B) Ball lodges between backboard and rim
C) Double free throw violation
D) Officials cannot decide possession on out of bounds

After looking in the rules book, I can justify that they are ALL A/P situations.
What say you?

Beemer:

With all due respect, you can NOT "justify that they are ALL A/P situations".

The correct answer is B because by definition A, C, and D are AP Situations; B may be or may NOT be an AP Situation. Hint: See Rule 9, Throw-in Violations. Also, check Rule 4 and Rule 8 for the definition of when a Free-throw ends, and the same rules in the Casebook with regard to B happening to a free-throw when there are more free throws to be attempted.

MTD, Sr.

Mmm, I don't see that question on either part 1 or 2 of the federation tests (used word search). There is a similar question on part 2, but there are different answers.

Have you turned your test in already or are you looking for some "help"?

One hint I will give...do not confuse POI with AP. The POI may be the AP but not always.

Got it.
 

I was working through the test and got stuck on #7. My brain works in an (often overly) literal way, so personally I would have liked the question to read "NOT always" or something to that effect.

But in any case, MTD, Sr. is correct. Specifically, rule 9-2-8 (& Penalty) illustrate the situation where having the ball lodge between the backboard and ring does not constitute an A/P throw-in.

Thanks for the help, and I'm sure I'll have another one for the group before this thing is all said and done.

BTW - I stand corrected: This test is the WOA (Washington Officials Association) State test.

This is a poorly worded question as there are two potentially correct answers.

I think I had that question but I could swear the choice including lodging between the rim and the backboard included "throwin" somewhere in the answer.

That's what I was thinking.

That would make "B" the only always correct answer; and another one would be sometimes correct.

By that argument, C is also the correct answer. If the double FT violation happens on the first of multiple shots, it will not be an AP situation, you move on to the next shot(s)...as I think you're alluding to in the rest of your reply.

Furthermore, and by the same argument, A is also correct because it is not an AP situation when, on the jump ball, the ball is held by two opposing players before either team gains control to start the AP procedure. It is a held ball where 2 players will rejump, not AP.

This question is horribly written because you have to make an assumption about the game situation in order to get the right answer....is it a jump ball, first of multiple FTs, a throw-in, or general live ball. Normally, you are expected to assume that it is a general live ball (do not read too much into the question). However, in that case, no answer is correct.

Or if it's to be followed by a throw-in.

Camron, I like your thoughts. It does state at the beginning of the test that unless otherwise noted, one free throw remains.

Does that mean 1 FT remains after the situation in the question occurs or that the FT being taken in the question is the one that remains.

In any case, I'm not sure that helps. If there is still 1 FT to be taken, neither B nor C would be an AP situation.

The FT status would be irrelevant for A and D since they can't happen on a FT when another FT is to follow.

Camron and Snaqs:

You are correct about answers A and C, I forgot about both of the situations that you offered, but fear not I would have put the ball back into play correctly none-the less. I agree that it is not worded very well.

There is a question on the OhioHSAA Online State Rules Meeting that has three possible answers in which only one is correct; one is 100% incorrect and the other two are each 50% correct, and when combined together gives the correct answer but there is only one correct answer as far as the Online Rules Meeting is concerned. Once the time period for the exam is over (because people are still attending the exam online) I will post the question, the possible answers with the correct answer as far as the OhioHSAA is concernend.

MTD, Sr.

Same here. Maybe it's a VA thing! ;)

Couldn't (D) also be correct, if the out of bounds occurred during a jump ball before possession was established?

This is a piss-poor written question. I'd hope it'd get tossed out after review. All of those situations could come up and not require use of the AP is certain situations.

Here is the way the question appears on the exam. It includes an (E) as well.

An alternating-possession throw-in results in all of the following situations, EXCEPT:
a. All double fouls.
b. A live ball lodges between the backboard and the ring.
c. Simultaneous free-throw violations
d. A held ball.
e. A live ball comes to rest on the flange.

That's how it looks on my exam. Still horrible wording, but the answer is obvious.

I agree it's not a well written question, but the first (well, second) thing I thought of when reading it was the difference between a double FT violation (which is an undefined term) and a simultaneous violation. Maybe the question was written when the rule changed a few years ago and was designed to test the new rule.

You think that's vague...
 

...try this one:

"If a throw-in is legally touched, 2-points shall be awarded."

Then the answer would be "A".

I agree. The use of the word "ALL" sets it apart and makes it the choice for me. But, the question still sucks.

Exactly, because there are exceptions to all of the answer choices that don't result in an AP throwin and their are scenarios where a double foul would result in an AP throwin.

Okay, let's agree. The question sucks.

It is the WOA test and at our meeting last week we received a revised copy of the question:

Which is NOT an Alternating Possession situation?
A. Held ball by 2 opposing players
B. Ball lodges between backboard and rim
C. B1 and A2, who are both in one of the marked lane spaces, come into the lane while free throw try is the air and B1 enters first.
D. Officials cannot decide possession on out of bounds

I copied the question and answers exactly...so don't kill me for the outstandingly poor writing of the new option C. This new version of the question is now part of the online exam.

Which do you think the answer is?

Well, at least one of those is clearly the right answer now since it is never an AP.

Throwin ...
 

The thrown ball shall not become lodged between the backboard
and ring or come to rest on the flange before it touches or is touched by another
player.

Also known as the "wedgie" rule. :)

The answer is of course C.