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Originally Posted by BillyMac
Let's say we have a "run the endline" throwin. Team A has the ball.
1) Throwin player A1 attempts a throwin pass across the lane, not quite parallel to the endline, to teammate A2, who in just barely inbounds. After A1 releases the ball on the throwin, defensive player B3 crosses the plane of the endline, without stepping out of bounds, and steals the throwin pass. What do you have?
2) During a "trick" play, throwin player A1 attempts a pass across the lane, to teammate A2, who is also out of bounds. After A1 releases the ball on the "trick" play pass, defensive player B3 crosses the plane of the endline, without stepping out of bounds, and steals the "trick" play pass. What do you have?
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This is where the NFHS rules break down. We have to determine if A1 intended to make a throwin or to make a pass to a teammate who was OOB or was expected to be OOB, perhaps by the time the ball got there. In one case, this would be a T on B3 and legal in the other case.
In the NCAA, it is still not perfect, but it is closer...it would be a T or a violation depending on the official's judgment but it would never be a legal play until the ball crosses the line.
In the NCAA rules, there is no dilemma for the defender...whether it is legal to go for the ball or not...whether the official's judgment will agree with theirs or not...they simply can't touch the ball until it crosses the line.