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[tref]

Originally Posted by doubleringer

Yup, and on the baseline we hand it to the thrower because there are a lot of players around and you don't want the ball going loose.

When I gave this explanation, the bright eyed, bushy tailed youngster said, that can happen on the sidelines & b/c with pressure too.

I told him I'd get him a better answer...

[bainsey]

It was explained to me that a kid making a frontcourt endline throw-in has enough to think about with his close surroundings. Catching your bounce pass just adds another thing. Since there's typically (though not always) less pressure on sideline and backcourt endline throw-ins, a bounce pass is acceptable.

There are a few on here that say their local association only allows bounce passes on sideline throw-ins, so check your local listings.