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Originally Posted by ggk
i just looked in 2005 and 2006 ncaa rule books (they're available online) and the obstruction definition appears to be identical as 2007. does anyone know when this change was made in ncaa?
secondly, is this rule strictly enforced in ncaa is or there some leeway given when a player is truly reaching into a runners path for a throw and about to catch the ball.
thanks.
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It's reasonably strictly enforced, but I'm not sure the example you gave applies. A fielder is allowed to move in an attempt to catch an errant throw, and if that movement takes him into the runner's path, that's legal. The rule is designed to prevent blocking the base before having posession of the ball -- think of a fielder dropping a knee to block a runner on a pick-off before receiving the ball.