Varisty coach knows the rule #1

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by deecee

Had a situation where we were administering FT's for his team and while I was bouncing the ball to the FT (ball had just left my hand) the opposing team's coach requests a TO and my partner grants it.

So VHC starts explaining the rule that we just messed up that the TO couldn't be granted since his player had the ball.

Had the ball just left your hand, or did his player have the ball?

Came home and opened the rule and case book and couldn't find anything that proved I was wrong I was able to sleep snugly at night.

Ah -- but did you find something that indicated you were right?

It's there, and whether you were right depends on the answer to my question above.

If you choose to engage a fan (or a coach), a phrase from the rule book often helps, at least in my experience.