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Originally Posted by O.city
Iirc, it's supposed to be 3 feet
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I just looked it up. There is no mention in the rule book of a requirement to give the passer 3 feet. It does say that the inbound passer has an area that is 3 feet
wide. That could be what you're thinking of.
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Section 5. Throw-in—Point of Interruption
Section 6. Throw-in — Requirements
Art. 1. A throw-in is the method of putting the ball in play from out of bounds.
Art. 2. A thrower-in is the player attempting the throw-in.
Art. 3. The throw-in shall start and the throw-in team shall have team
control when the ball is at the disposal of a player entitled to the throw-in.
Art. 4. A throw-in and the throw-in count shall begin when the ball is at the
disposal of the player entitled to the throw-in.
Art. 5. A throw-in shall end when a passed ball legally touches an inbounds
player or when a player, who is located on the playing court, touches and
causes the ball to be out of bounds or when the throw-in team commits a
throw-in violation.
Art. 6. The thrower-in shall release the ball no more than five seconds after
the throw-in count begins. The pass shall go directly into the playing court,
except as provided in Rule 7-4.6.b.
Art. 7. The throw-in count shall end when the ball is released by the
thrower-in so that the ball goes directly onto the playing court.
Art. 8. The following pertain to a designated spot:
a The designated spot is the location at which a thrower-in is presented
disposal of the ball out of bounds as in 4-11.1.a through .c.
b. The designated spot shall be 3-feet wide with no depth limitation.
c. The thrower-in must keep one foot on or over the designated spot until
the ball is released. Pivot foot restrictions and the traveling rule are not
in effect for a throw-in.
d. The thrower-in shall not leave the designated spot until he has released the
ball and the thrown-in ball crosses the plane of the sideline or end line.
Art. 9. Until the throw-in ball crosses the plane of the sideline or end line:
a. The thrower-in may not touch the ball until it touches another
player inbounds.
b. No opponent of the thrower-in shall have any part of his person over
the inside plane of the boundary line.
c. Teammates shall not line up next to each other within 6 feet of a
boundary line and parallel to it when an opponent desires a spot
between the positions.
d. Teammates may occupy adjacent positions near a boundary line when
the teammates take adjacent positions that are perpendicular to the
boundary line.
Art. 10. When the ball is located out of bounds, the thrower-in may pass the
ball into the backcourt.
Art. 11. During any throw-in, the throw-in team may cause the ball to go
into the backcourt, regardless of where the throw-in spot is located.
Art. 12. After the throw-in ends, an inbounds player in the frontcourt who is
not in control of the ball may cause the ball to go into the backcourt.
Art. 13. When the ball is awarded to the wrong team, the error must be
rectified before the throw-in ends.
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