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Old Tue Oct 09, 2007, 08:10pm
Nevadaref Nevadaref is offline
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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
You can't apply 9-3-3 to this because that rule is ONLY for leaving during a LIVE ball.


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Originally Posted by just another ref
Says who?

Actually, there is no 9-3-3. I made a mistake, which is easy to believe, but you failed to catch it, which I still can't believe. The actual rule is 9-3-2: A player shall not leave the floor for an unauthorized reason.

No mention is made of live or dead ball.
Said the NFHS when they put that rule change in. It was in the comments section.

And yes, it has been moved to 9-3-3 in the new 2007-08 book. An old throw-in provision in the new 9-3-2.
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