[williebfree]

What would you recommend if the ball had rolled out of bounds? According to your logic the ball should be awarded to Team B, because Team A was the last to have team control.

You may want to review Rule 4-12 Control, Player and Team (Page 30, NFHS) and section 15 Dribble(Page 31, NFHS).

Based on what you have stated, I believe most officials will rule this is a "loose ball." Therefore, the AP arrow should be used to determine who is awarded the possession.

Just hindsight observations:
Realizing it is truly a judgement call, was it necessary to whistle the play dead prior to either team gaining possession?





[Edited by williebfree on Jan 17th, 2005 at 10:53 AM]