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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
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Originally posted by Jimgolf
NFHS Rule 9-3 Note: the dribbler has committed a violation if he/she steps on or outside a boundary even though he/she is not touching the ball when he/she is out of bounds.
Why is there a debate on this? This might be the most clearly written rule in the rulebook.
If you're looking to give a T on an OOB dribble, you're trying to take over the game too much.
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The debate on this is because the rule that you cited isn't relevant. The rule that you cited above was put into effect to cover a dribbler INADVERTANTLY stepping on the OOB line while dribbling, and then coming back completely inbounds and continuing the dribble. That's completely different than the sitch which is the subject of this thread- i.e. a dribbler DELIBERATELY going OOB to to avoid contact on a defender with a LGP. Apples & oranges- and two completely different rules covering two completely different situations. Rule 10-3-3 covers a player going OOB to gain an advantage, and that rule states that it's a T.
The new POE in this year's rule book states " Too often players are leaving the court for unauthorized reasons. An all-too-common example is an offensive player getting around a screen OR A DEFENSIVE PLAYER by running out of bounds. That is not legal and gives a tremendous advantage to the offense. Officials must enforce the rule that is already in place. It is a technical foul."
Can't get written any clearer than that!
[Edited by Jurassic Referee on Sep 16th, 2004 at 10:27 AM]
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What's clear to me is in the POE neither of the examples given relate to this play.
This might be an interesting rules discussion but in practice I'm not ready to judge the intent of A1 when he steps out & then back in to avoid B1. A1's gone OOB during a dribble, B gets the ball at the spot. As Jim said, it's clearly written & an OOB call is the obvious call.