Why?

[Toren]

Originally Posted by tref

We bounce to the thrower on the sidelines & in the backcourt, but hand the ball on the frontcourt endline. Working with a younger official last night that asked "why?"

I was told by a veteran official it was to ensure we box in the players. Allow ourselves a good angle at the thrower-in and any pressure that might be coming.

I think I read this backwards. I was thinking why do we bounce the ball on the sidelines.

On the frontcourt, we hand it in because a bounce has more opportunity to be fumbled and since the defense is likely to be right there, this could lead to all kinds of messes.