Odd Throw-in

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by LRZ

What about the first part of the OP scenario? What is the authority for having A2 step back onto the court before the throw-in gets underway? Is A2 considered to have left the court for an unauthorized reason, under NFHS 9-3-3? Intuitively, I think actuary77 handled it properly (and "preventively"), but I cannot find anything specific to this situation.

A2 (and A3 A4 and A5) are all allowed to be off the court (on the endline) during and before this type of throw-in.