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Originally Posted by Raymond
I'm aware of the rule. Is the spirit and intent of the rules intended to be that the entire official's body to be considered backcourt/OOB even if he's in some kind of staggered stance and only his heel is touching the division line or boundary line?
Do the rules makers really intend for us to call it out of bounds if the ball hits two feet inside the court just because part of the official is touching the sideline?
I'm talking about real world application.
So I am asking for you to tell me if you would call (or have called) a BC violation in the OP.
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The philosophy that I have always known is, that if you are out of bounds and the ball hits you, the ball is out of bounds even if the actual body part or thing that the ball touches is not out of bounds. Similar to a player who is touching out of bounds with one foot but the inbounds foot touches the ball.
Is that how it should be? Maybe not. But I think that is consistent with how we apply the rules in other areas and unless there is something specific to say otherwise, that is how I have always applied this. This happens mostly 1 or 2 times every couple of seasons. So it does not come up very often to where it even matters.
Peace