The NFHS included a statement in the casebook 9.1 Comment ... "Once a free throw starts, no player occupying a marked lane space may enter or leave such space or break with either foot the vertical plane of any lane or lane-space boundary until the ball touches the ring or backboard or until the free throw ends..."

The corrections NFHS posted to their website last week stated...
"Page 70, 9.1 COMMENT: Sentence 2 should read: Once a free throw begins no player may enter or leave a marked lane space or break with either foot the vertical plane of a free throw lane line or lane space boundary prior to the release of the ball by the free thrower. Delete last sentence.

So, NFHS has stated it, maybe not as obvious as they could have.

They will probably give us an unannounced editorial change next year.

That's what I would say if I wasn't still waiting on them to fix another glaring hole in the rules.

Thinking Alike ...
 

It doesn't make any sense to me either, but that's what we were told. I'll follow up on this as soon as our interpreter's Power Point is posted on our board's web page.

Inquiring Minds Want To Know ...
 

And replace with what?

I don't know how to react? Boom goes the dynamite? The plot thickens?

Should I be more confused, or less confused?

Are Connecticut IAABO, IAABO International, and the NFHS, all on the same page?

I'm confused.

Free Throw Line ???
 

Here's the text of the Power Point slide:

If the defender along the free throw lane line breaks the plane of the free throw line, a violation has occurred. Use delayed violation signal. Hold whistle until free throw is completed. If free throw is made, ignore violation; if free throw is missed, award a replacement free throw. (9-1-3-B)

Here's the explanation given by our local interpreter:

The ruling was a NFHS response received by IAABO.

Anybody hear anything new regarding this ruling?

Billy's clarification is dealing with the Free Throw Line. This clarification makes the comment consistent with the change back to "on release." I don't see it addressing breaking the plane of the free throw line Billy is talking about.

I haven't heard anything in Illinois/nfhs on the free throw line. I agree with Rich1 on calling a foul if it is one etc.

Billy, hopefully your state will deal with the ignoring contact unless intentional etc. maybe they just thought violation usually equals dead ball and ignore all other contact. If there's common foul blocking out the free throw shooter it be nice if you could call it.

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We heard (by inference) just the opposite. The rule interpreter gave an example of breaking the FT line plane and boxing out the shooter and we needed to watch for a foul. Never said anything about it being a violation.

Blurred Lines ???
 

And this text was on the following Power Point slide:

If there is contact on the free throw shooter by the defender who breaks the free throw line plane, ignore contact unless intentional. (9-1-3-B)