I had this play in a NCAA D3 game this week. A2 ran along the baseline - clearly out of bounds by 2-3ft. As lead I watched his path and waited 'til he was the first person to touch the ball - then called the violation. The coach from the opposing was hollering for it as soon as the player was OOB, but the key is - first to touch.
I will only call it if it's so obvious that Stevie Wonder can see this one! I don't think I would call this in the last minute of a tie-game, but if it's really obvious (especially to the supervisor when he's watching the game tape after the coach calls to complain) then I'd like to think I'd blow the whistle.
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