"Jim Marshall" Play

[Freddy]

Local GJV team, with coach who used to be one of us, will do this:

Out of a timeout or to begin after an intermission with a throw-in coming to them, they'll position all their players on the "wrong" end of the court. The inbounder will toss it to the nearest girl inbounds who will then dribble the other way for an uncontested layup.

I've seen it no fewer than six times from them.

As officials, what are our duties?

> non-administering official tells the huddles whose ball it is on the inbounds, pointing direction, when breaking up each huddle
> administering official displays direction point from the time when the teams break the huddle until putting the ball at the disposal of the thrower
> lead official positions himself on the proper end of the floor
> one last direction point and expression of what color the inbounds goes to
. . . then put the ball at the disposal of the thrower.

My partner and I did all those things last Saturday. But alas, the defensive team fell for it yet again.

Question: would the administering official be overstepping his responsibility by delaying the throw-in to tell the defensive team they're on the wrong end of the floor for the throw-in?

(sorry 'bout the dated reference in the thread title . . .)