Question about an inbounds pass

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Are you allowed any room to move on an inbound pass? ex. Player 1 knocks the ball out of bounds. Player 2 is making the inbound pass. Is Player 2 allowed any room to shuffle his feet or does he have to stay at the point where he first placed his feet? Any help would be much appreciated. 🙂

Jurassic Referee

Originally posted by BBallinRick
Are you allowed any room to move on an inbound pass? ex. Player 1 knocks the ball out of bounds. Player 2 is making the inbound pass. Is Player 2 allowed any room to shuffle his feet or does he have to stay at the point where he first placed his feet? Any help would be much appreciated. 🙂

The player throwing the ball in can move his feet any way that he wishes to.There's no such thing as a pivot foot on a throw in.On a designated spot throw in,the player has an area three feet wide that he can move in unrestricted.The player can move forward or backward within that 3 foot area.The player can also move laterally(side-to-side)as long as they keep one foot on or over the 3 foot designated area until the balll is released on the throw in.The player can also jump and pass from the designated spot.

Don't listen to tv announcers when you see a player moving around on a spot throw in.I don't think any of them really understand the rule.Welcome to the forum,Rick.

Mark Padgett

And, if the player violates, it is an inbound violation, not a travel. The official should not use the travel signal.

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Okay, thanks a lot for the help guys 🙂

som44

Just a question--can't a player move as far back as possible as long as he is in the 3 foot wide "zone"?

cmathews

som44 yes the area extends as far back as is possible.

Mark Dexter

Originally posted by som44
Just a question--can't a player move as far back as possible as long as he is in the 3 foot wide "zone"?

As far back as possible, but you still have to be on the floor - no climbing up to the 15th row of the bleachers and throwing it in for an easy alley-oop.

cmathews

good point, I thought about including that little segment but passed on it...hey if the kid can climb through the crowd and keep his bearings straight so as to be with in the 3 feet turn and pass an alley oop maybe we should let him 😉 LOL

Damian

In HS, there is no walking or pivot foot considerations. The rules state that the thrower has to have one foot in or over a three foot wide spot. He can move forward or back. This coach wanted to bet $100. I agreed and he reduced it to a Coke. My partner told me after the game the coach was right, but he didn't want to embaris me in front of the coach. I pulled out the rule book and showed him the rule. Then I pulled out the case book and showed him that too. The next game, I showed the coach. He said his officals had called traveling on him during the season. I'm still waiting on the Coke.

In NCAA there is a rule stating that the thrower cannot pick up a pivot foot.

mick

Originally posted by Damian

In NCAA there is a rule stating that the thrower cannot pick up a pivot foot.

Uh, don't think so, Damian.
...Bet ya that Coke ! 🙂

Mark Padgett

Originally posted by Damian

In NCAA there is a rule stating that the thrower cannot pick up a pivot foot.

I'll bet you on this one - and it'll be for more than a Coke.

BktBallRef

Originally posted by Damian
In NCAA there is a rule stating that the thrower cannot pick up a pivot foot.

I'll take some of that action, too. But I want to bet $100! 😀

Welcome to the board, Damian! 🙂

Damian

I was thinking of the NBA Playoffs. I saw that called. I had originally placed my text without that last line, then edited it and added the part about NCAA. My mistake.

BktBallRef

Originally posted by Damian
I was thinking of the NBA Playoffs. I saw that called.

Have to disagree with you again, partner. That maybe what the announcers said, but that is not the rule.

mick

Originally posted by Damian
I was thinking of the NBA Playoffs. I saw that called. I had originally placed my text without that last line, then edited it and added the part about NCAA. My mistake.

Damian (Interests: Storytelling),
Keep staying around and you'll find our forum partners won't cut us any slack as far as rules are concerned.
Hang in and hold on! 🙂
mick