Thu Nov 18, 2004, 01:11pm
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Join Date: Feb 2003
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Originally posted by BushRef
Quote:
Originally posted by BamaRef
If A2 is slightly out of bounds,(I know you can't be slightly out of bounds. By using the term "slightly", I mean the player's intent was not to run out of bounds to go around the screen, they just happened to step out of bounds by mistake, a foot on the line or something similiar) then I let play continue without a penalty. However, if the player clearly runs out of bounds, using the out of bounds area to his/her advantage, then I call a T.
On a play like that, I have to make a judgement call as to what I think the players intent was. That is not always easy and I'm not right all of the time. However, I do my best and live with the out come. I don't worry about players, coaches, fans or what my sweet wife thinks. Officiating is a hard job. Most won't even attempt it. Of those who do, few stick with it.
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OK, so what if the defender is only "slightly" out of bounds with a foot on the line and there's a trainwreck when the offensive player runs over him and the offensive player initiated the contact? You gonna call this a Player Control foul, since, after all, the defender was only "slightly" (one foot on the edge of the line) out of bounds?
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http://www.officialforum.com/thread/16363
set aside some time for this one Bush...it is long..
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