Shooting at wrong basket.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by jeremy341a

Question: Should have I blown the play dead...

Why should you have blown it dead? You said the players were highly skilled.

Originally Posted by jeremy341a

should I have began a 5 second count on the yellow team since it was still their ball?

I don't understand this question.

[jeremy341a]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Why should you have blown it dead? You said the players were highly skilled.

Highly skilled is relative to their age level.

I don't know that I should have. I felt it was best to get everyone back on the same page as it was younger kids. Perhaps I should have just counted the five second violation.

[bob jenkins]

I would do it as you did.

[maven]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

I would do it as you did.

Me too. They paid the price for dumb play, now fix it and go on with the game.

[Camron Rust]

Anytime players successfully shoot it in the wrong basket, the play should be blown dead and the scorer instructed to count the points for the "team" who's basket the shot was scored in. They play will resume with an throwin anywhere along the endline for the team who didn't score.

[MD Longhorn]

Ah. Now I see what you are saying. I'm not sure I'd be real quick on beginning the 2nd throw in count here. My first priority would be glancing over at the table to make sure they scored the basket for the correct team. (If not, you could stop things right there and fix it). If so - with 5th graders, at this point I'd be rather vocal. You said that SOME people were saying wrong way - hopefully a coach was one of them. Something like "Yellow throw in, right here" trying to get the coach's attention might be enough.

If not, yeah, I guess you have to start a new 5-second count.

The very first "wrong basket" play I ever had was a long time ago with a pretty good partner - the "wrong team" was even defending the play - and my on-the-ball partner had a 10-second count going that he may have rushed a bit - which expired before a shot was made. So luckily, all we had was a 10-second backcourt violation and not a basket.

[Indianaref]

At this age level I would have done the same.