Delay Of Game ...

[Raymond]

I'm quite sure there is something in the rule book about a defender reaching over the throw-in plane and touching a released pass.

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

I'm quite sure there is something in the rule book about a defender reaching over the throw-in plane and touching a released pass.

For a defender to touch the released pass while the ball is still over OOB area is legal. (9-2-10)
For the offense to do so is illegal.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Freddy

For a defender to touch the released pass while the ball is still over OOB area is legal. (9-2-10)

Bingo. There it is, the reason why this play confused me. So my instinct to charge the delay of game, for over the boundary, before the release, was correct. If the defender had waited to go over the boundary until after the release, then I've going nothing, unless the ball goes out of bounds, and then it's just an out of bounds violation.

I was lucky this time, but it still continues my streak of thirty-three years and never making a bad call.

[Rob1968]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Bingo. There it is, the reason why this play confused me. So my instinct to charge the delay of game, for over the boundary, before the release, was correct. If the defender had waited to go over the boundary until after the release, then I've going nothing, unless the ball goes out of bounds, and then it's just an out of bounds violation.

I was lucky this time, but it still continues my streak of thirty-three years and never making a bad call.

Now, if after a score, the defender reaches over the OOB plane, and touches a pass between his opponents' teammates, it is illegal.

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by Rob1968

Now, if after a score, the defender reaches over the OOB plane, and touches a pass between his opponents' teammates, it is illegal.

Correct. Then it's the same as the defender reaching across to touch the ball while still in the in-bounder's hands -- a team technical.

The situation cited above is, BTW, why it's important to train officials never to casually leave the endline prior to the actual release of the inbounds pass. This habit, if engrained by casuality or indifference, will carry over to that rare occasion when the need to observe these kinds of plays and violations arises. The fallback to guessing will kick a guy in the butt. Therefore, trail--be trail. Don't leave that endline early on a throw-in.

[deecee]

Originally Posted by Freddy

Correct. Then it's the same as the defender reaching across to touch the ball while still in the in-bounder's hands -- a team technical.

The situation cited above is, BTW, why it's important to train officials never to casually leave the endline prior to the actual release of the inbounds pass. This habit, if engrained by casuality or indifference, will carry over to that rare when the need to observe these kinds of plays and violations. The fallback to guessing will kick a guy in the butt. Therefore, trail--be trail. Don't leave that endline early on a throw-in.

Let's be real, this will only happen if there is full court pressure. In the absence of full court pressure this isn't an issue and I can assume most of us will leave the endline when we see fit to leave the endline. In most cases it will be early.

If there is full court pressure why in the heck would you be running out ahead of the ball?

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by deecee

Let's be real, this will only happen if there is full court pressure. In the absence of full court pressure this isn't an issue and I can assume most of us will leave the endline when we see fit to leave the endline. In most cases it will be early.

If there is full court pressure why in the heck would you be running out ahead of the ball?

In 3-man, there is no reason to leave the end line early. I still occasionally catch myself doing it, and try to immediately correct myself.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by deecee

I can assume most of us will leave the endline when we see fit to leave the endline. In most cases it will be early.

I question that assumption and I know it's drilled to NOT do it at all the camps I've attended.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Freddy

Then it's the same as the defender reaching across to touch the ball while still in the in-bounder's hands -- a team technical.

Team technical? I believe it's a player technical, but I can be convinced otherwise.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Team technical? I believe it's a player technical, but I can be convinced otherwise.

You are correct, this would be a player T (as opposed to the team T that gets assessed if he happens to be the second player to break the throw in plane).

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Team technical? I believe it's a player technical, but I can be convinced otherwise.

You're correct. Thank you for calling me out on my error. -- 9.2.10A.
Though violating the boundary plane by the defender after a warning had been previously issued (without contacting the ball) IS a team technical -- 10-1-5c.
Repeated violation of this is (even without contacting the ball) merits a player technical -- 10-3-5d.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

I'm quite sure there is something in the rule book about a defender reaching over the throw-in plane and touching a released pass.

Legal in NFHS (had it in a game on Friday night), but illegal in NCAA.