[JRutledge]

The rule did not change, there was just a clarification. The rule was the same they just wanted to make sure people were not calling a violation for this act if the purpose was to delay coming onto the court.

Having said that on thing I am noticing recently with this post is that I am not hearing a lot of preventative officiating going on. Why not talk to the player? And was the player really trying to delay or just not aware of their surroundings as they run onto the court. If this is the first time you saw it, I would have a word with the player or the coach so you do not have to call anything. Preventative Officiating seems to becoming a lost art. You tell a player not to cross the line when they are defending the thrower? Why not do the same with something like this and no one but you even realized this was going on?

Peace