non-shooters on free throw
 

Have had two partners (Varsity officials) recently move non-shooters on a free throw who are standing outside the 3 pt arc and just above the free throw line extended to a position above the top of the key. Did I miss a rule change?

No.

No, sir.

8-1-5 is still the same.

Ask them to show you the rule reference. If you're not comfortable with them, blame a skeptical "friend."

Did you leave your book at home also? :)

I recently had a veteran official during FTs for an INT foul, move non-shooters to beyond half-court. :mad:

When someone in a game tells you something that seems suspect, I would check the rule book as soon as possible after the game.

Correct would have been anything outside the field of vision of the FT shooter, right? 8-1-3 "... shall not occupy any spaces along the free-throw lane."

I've had officials constantly push them behind half court as well...

wrong.

Above the FT line extended and beyond the 3-point line.

That's what was intended by outside the field of vision.

Why
 

One practical way to think about it:
Free throws with the lane vacated seems to be a time used by coaches to gather his players in front of the bench for a quick meeting. Nothing at all wrong with that. But that's a right both coaches deserve.
Those who require all players to move beyond the division line deprive one of the coaches of this opportunity. And if it's the first half and the intentional foul involved one of his players, I want to give him the opportunity to speak to him in this brief stoppage in play.
Make sense?

There is no rule which says that they must be behind the half court line, it is something we do. Just seems to settle every thing down, with the non administrating official watching these players to make sure nothing goes on.

I'm not going to direct players there...I have no authority to do so, but if they all want to congregate there without my input? I won't say anything...but I have had coaches want to talk to their players and had partners try to direct them back above halfcourt.

I ageree. If a coach wants to talk to his players he should be allowed to, I wouldn't make them move to the backcourt.

So this is a common practice where you work?