Nit Picking Question
 

I don't work many games with restraining lines, but I have a question for those who do.

Do you automatically use it on all throw-ins, or only the throw-ins where the defense is pressuring the thrower?

Only in situations where the player doesn't have three feet or so to back up. Other than that it is on the thrower-in to create space by backing up.

No where was there three feet to back up; that's why they had a restraining line painted all the way around the court. My question is, do you automatically use it, or only when there's pressure?

I would treat it the way your association treats the play where an inbounder steps onto the court with no pressure before releasing the ball.

What?

Referring to this play:

9.2.5 SITUATION A:

Thrower A1 inadvertently steps onto the court inbounds. A1 immediately steps back into normal out-of-bounds throw-in position. The contact with the court was during a situation (a) with; or (b) without defensive pressure on the throw-in team.

RULING: A violation in both (a) and (b).

COMMENT: Whether or not there was defensive pressure or whether or not stepping on the court was inadvertent, it is a violation and no judgment is required in making the call.

Snaqs, use it on all throw-ins. That way when there is "pressure" you don't have to stop and inform everyone or anything.

Thanks, that's what I was thinking.

I think what Camron meant was, how are these related?

My bad, I didn't realize you were referring to an actual physical line on the floor. We don't have any of those in our service area and only have to enforce it in certain situations with an imaginary line that we draw in the air. If it is painted on the floor then I would absolutely use it for every throw in.

Sorry, I wasn't nearly as clear as I intended to be.

Nice play, but what does it have to do with a temporary restraining line? All it is saying is a violation if a violation whether the defense causes it or not.

It is similar to the lines on shorter courts used for 10 second counts in that it disappears AFTER the throw-in is completed. The forward line disappears once it is cleared by the offensive team and the rea line becomes the BC line. Players cannot receive or steal an inbound pass in that zone. This is one of those exceptions to your standard pre-game meeting.;)

That would triple the length!

But it would shorten the length of the game because you wouldn't need to keep covering the same ground on inbound plays.