Violation?
 

Boys middle school game last night. Home team makes one of one free throw. B1 steps OOB with ball and passes to me who is standing in bounds. Ball bounces off me and stays in bounds. B1 steps in bounds and gains possession of ball.

Violation correct?

Boys middle school... I'd probably re-administer the throw-in & explain to him that officials dont need a touch after made baskets.

I agree with tref. But strictly by rule, you are correct. The thrower-in was the first player on the court to touch the ball after releasing the throw-in pass.

[QUOTE=The R;816251to me who is standing in bounds.[/QUOTE]

Why?

BTW, I agree with re-doing the throw-in (or catching the ball and tossing it back).

....Cheer leaders...20 to be accurate.

Because they do it on tv :D

I had that play last Friday night in a 1 point overtime thriller... good thing I wasn't on the court.

So you worked the L on the court as well?

In a Middle School game???:eek:

Yes they were in my way during the 7th and 8th grade game.

I kept asking them to move and give me some room to work but once we went to the other end and back they forgot.

I only stepped on 1 foot and bumped about 5 or so.

Have game management get the cheerleader "coach" to move them out of the way.

You'd be surprised...

No when I was the L I'd work my way into the crowd and move around a little to gain some space. Since there was just one free throw I stayed one step on the court.

Did you consider having the cheerleaders moved off of the endline?

...no cut rule...;)

BTW...I'm with the "do over" in a MS game also. (Another reason to stay OOB, as L, on the throw-in.)

I've never done that in a game. Have you?

How did the cheer coach take it?

Safety issue, get the cheerleaders moved if they won't stay out of your way. I'm a freight train compared to cheerleaders, and I remind them that if there's a collision, I'm not going to be the one to get hurt.