player passes ref the ball (out of bounds)

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

What I do depends on the age of the players and the skill level.

Boys'/girls' high school freshmen and above: I am going to side-step the pass; continue my throw-in count; and when the ball touches out-of-bounds past the Sideline extended I am going to whistle Team A for a Throw-in Violation.


Boy's/girls' Jr. H.S. and younger: Whether I catch the ball and restart Team A's Throw-in, or side-step the pass; continue my throw-in count; and when the ball touches out-of-bounds past the Sideline extended I am going to whistle Team A for a Throw-in Violation, depends upon the skill level of the teams and the players.

MTD, Sr.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

I am going to side-step the pass;... or side-step the pass ...

Hey Mark T. DeNucci, Sr., are you officiating a basketball game, or doing the hokey pokey?

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Hey Mark T. DeNucci, Sr., are you officiating a basketball game, or doing the hokey pokey?

Ask my boys, I do a mean Electric Slide. After all, I was only 25 in 1976.

MTD, Sr.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

What I do depends on the age of the players and the skill level.

Boys'/girls' high school freshmen and above: I am going to side-step the pass; continue my throw-in count; and when the ball touches out-of-bounds past the Sideline extended I am going to whistle Team A for a Throw-in Violation.

MTD, Sr.

Got a rule citation to back your violation call?

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Got a rule citation to back your violation call?

NFHS: R7-S6-A2; R9-S2-A2 and A4.

MTD, Sr.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Got a rule citation to back your violation call?

The throwin didn't go directly inbounds?????

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

The throwin didn't go directly inbounds?????

This is an endline throw-in and not the actual throw-in pass.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

This is an endline throw-in and not the actual throw-in pass.

That would be fine if the ball were still along the endline. Once beyond the corner, it is no longer along the endline as required.

ART. 7 . . . A throw-in anywhere along the end line after a goal or an awarded goal for basket interference or goaltending by a defensive player, as in 9-12 Penalty 1, the team not credited with the score shall make a throw-in from the end of the court where the goal was made and from any point outside the end line.

a. Any player of the team may make a direct throw-in or he/she may pass the ball along the end line to a teammate(s) outside the boundary.

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

This is an endline throw-in and not the actual throw-in pass.

If there is no teammate outside the endline, is it not then, by default, an errant throw-in pass?

[crosscountry55]

With some humor spliced in, I think we're waaaaaayyyy overthinking this. This happens all the time. Just smile and either pass or deflect it back to the thrower who is OOB. If the thrower gives me that look that says, "uh, should I give this to you?" then I just start walking slowly forward and give a little underhanded 'go ahead' motion, which almost always works.

I even see this happen in college games on TV from time to time. After a basket the thrower is sometimes thinking about the next play downcourt and almost instinctively passes the ball to the trail official. And guess what? The trail just passes it back.