over an back rule?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

On a throw in there's no "offense" or "defense" so both are held to the same rule. Once the ball is in play, the offense can (in theory) control where the ball goes, so the defense gets an "extra" exception.

And, whether the "defensive exception" applied during the throw-in process was a big debate here for a couple of years until the FED clarified. It's now been 5? years since this was "settled."

I remember them clarifying to exclude all but the three (defense, jump ball, throw in) rather than expanding to include all situations where team control is established by an airborne player moving from FC to BC (such as a long rebound). So the exceptions now only apply to those three situations.

What I don't recall is any official interpretation or case play that clarifies the defensive exception does not apply during a throw-in. Seems to me the defensive exception would apply in the case of a throw-in pass being tipped and then caught be a defender mid-jump from FC to BC.