put ball in play across the lane?

[Sharpshooternes]

In HS mechanics in transition, can you bounce the ball across the lane to the inbounder or should you go across and hand them the ball. I know in the front court you go across. Citation please.

[BryanV21]

I don't have the citation, but while you always bounce the ball when you're on the baseline going the other way, you do it from the side the ball is being inbounded on. So you don't bounce the ball across the lane to the other side.

[Camron Rust]

By the book? No. Before any throwin (with a couple of unrelated exceptions), you box in the players. That, by definition, means you're outside of the spot where the throwin will occur. If you're across the lane, you're not boxing in.

In some areas, however, it is an accepted practice.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Sharpshooternes

In HS mechanics in transition, can you bounce the ball across the lane to the inbounder or should you go across and hand them the ball. I know in the front court you go across. Citation please.

I wish the FED would allow for it in 2-man on BC endline throw-ins.

[BatteryPowered]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

I wish the FED would allow for it in 2-man on BC endline throw-ins.

In my area this is the only time I have ever seen it done. If an evaluator happens to be there they will tell you not to do it in the future but they will not be too harsh on you for that...unless you have "other issues". Then they may stress it as something that is easy to fix and shows others that you are "teachable".

[HokiePaul]

Had this thought come up this past week while working 3-man summer league game (as part of our summer evaluation program so we were strict by the book mechanics).

It was after a made FT followed by a TO. After the TO, the player goes to the opposite side of the endline from where I was standing. My partners had already set up as they were following the free throw so I wasn't going to switch sides. I thought about bouncing the ball accross to him (given that he was able to run the endline), but instead called him over to my side, reminded him "anywhere on the endline" for the throw-in. He proceeded to take the ball and run to the other side where the team had a press-break play set up.

It did have me thinking about how this could be a disadvantage in a situation where a team wanted to throw the ball from one particular side. Having to run there first seems like a disadvantage given that had no TO been called, they are entitled to a throw in anywhere on the endline and could have gone there directly.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by HokiePaul

Had this thought come up this past week while working 3-man summer league game (as part of our summer evaluation program so we were strict by the book mechanics).

It was after a made FT followed by a TO. After the TO, the player goes to the opposite side of the endline from where I was standing. My partners had already set up as they were following the free throw so I wasn't going to switch sides. I thought about bouncing the ball accross to him (given that he was able to run the endline), but instead called him over to my side, reminded him "anywhere on the endline" for the throw-in. He proceeded to take the ball and run to the other side where the team had a press-break play set up.

It did have me thinking about how this could be a disadvantage in a situation where a team wanted to throw the ball from one particular side. Having to run there first seems like a disadvantage given that had no TO been called, they are entitled to a throw in anywhere on the endline and could have gone there directly.

In these situations the closest official could consider asking the team what side they want to start from and then let the crew know.

[constable]

Originally Posted by HokiePaul

Had this thought come up this past week while working 3-man summer league game (as part of our summer evaluation program so we were strict by the book mechanics).

It was after a made FT followed by a TO. After the TO, the player goes to the opposite side of the endline from where I was standing. My partners had already set up as they were following the free throw so I wasn't going to switch sides. I thought about bouncing the ball accross to him (given that he was able to run the endline), but instead called him over to my side, reminded him "anywhere on the endline" for the throw-in. He proceeded to take the ball and run to the other side where the team had a press-break play set up.

It did have me thinking about how this could be a disadvantage in a situation where a team wanted to throw the ball from one particular side. Having to run there first seems like a disadvantage given that had no TO been called, they are entitled to a throw in anywhere on the endline and could have gone there directly.

My assignor told me in the above cited situation to ask the inbounder where they want the ball and if so, force your partner(s) to switch. Coach's may have drawn up a specific play for that side. Laziness on our part should not restrict that.

Niether IAABO nor FED allow for the ball to be bounced across the key.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by constable

My assignor told me in the above cited situation to ask the inbounder where they want the ball and if so, force your partner(s) to switch. Coach's may have drawn up a specific play for that side. Laziness on our part should not restrict that.

Niether IAABO nor FED allow for the ball to be bounced across the key.

They should.