NFHS 2012-2013 CASEBOOK, p.74, 9.3.3 Situation B: A1 and A2 set a double screen near the end line. A3 intentionally goes out of bounds outside the end line to have his/her defender detained by the double screen. RULING: The official shall call a violation on A3 as soon as he/she steps out of bounds. The ball is awarded to Team B at a designated spot nearest to where the violation occurred.
Usually you don't see this in "summer ball" that much. Teams want to play their usual "runnin and gunnin" style of basketball. On occasion, not sure if a team is intentionally running a play or just happen into it, you will see what I call a "double down low." A double screen set near the end line.
Besides getting really crowded in some small real estate, this can cause some headaches for the lead, maybe even a slot-official if glancing at a secondary. The casebook application asks you, the official, to judge the intent of the movement of A3. Last time I tried really hard, I failed my mind reading test.
Seeing this recently, I put air in the whistle, made up some sort of mechanic-not sure what the correct one was-the book has one where you just point to the floor for the "free throw, designated spot or other violation" so I guess that's it-and sent the ball the other way. At the next possession coach calls a time out and says-"Give me a full time-out, then I want to talk to you!" You can guess where that went, and yes she was quite sure I did not know what I was talking about.
If you are reading this, you know well the play as you have seen it for yourself. And, I am not going to make comments on coaches and their understanding of rules. What is useful in this post is a discussion of the call and why you make it. The casebook sets it up as A3 "intentionally" goes out of bounds. I find this interesting. Is this entry really asking me to judge a players intent? Well, you should, we do it all the time. What about a try for a goal, a tap, or what about the intentional foul? Or, how about a closely guarded play-we judge the defenders intent there too. And, yes all those examples have something to do with the ball. I Got that.
The rule book also makes provisions for players leaving the court, inadvertently, as the result of normal basketball movements. And, I think there I can see that there probably is lack of intent. So, not a problem.
Back to the casebook. The other part of the sentence above is key to the call, "to have his/her defender detained by the double screen." There is a direct linkage to a distinct advantage/disadvantage scenario here. The offensive player leaves the court to put the defender at a clear disadvantage. And that is how I can make a judgment on the play. Besides, that is what the rule is all about.
Not sure it will be big one to focus on, especially in summer ball. Kids shoot so quick, the ball rarely makes it that low unless its on a rebound. But, when we see this, we got to make sure we get the call right. And, when you explain it to the coach-probably should mention the disadvantage created on the defender somewhere in your explanation.
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