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Originally Posted by MelbRef
This seems to be a tough call for me. Open to advice on what best to focus on.
When a player is dribbling fast up the sideline in a fast break situation, and the defender is sprinting along side pinching off the dribbler until he/she dribbles out of bounds. Maybe slight contact during the pressure. Maybe he/she is being ridden out of bounds. Maybe he/she should have passed or reversed dribble instead of trying to run the sideline.
This happens frequently with Middle School to JV girls.
It's kind of a subtle thing, but you can anticipate it as it's happening.
One associate said that when it's a close call that they like to call "out of bounds", with the ball back to the offense (dribbler), instead of a foul on the defender.
You guys have all seen it.
Thoughts?
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Of all the calls, the one your associate makes would seem to me to be the "most wrong". There used to be, at least in some codes, a "force out" call, but that hasn't been n FED or NCAA rules for a long time.
If the defender gets there first, then the responsibility is on the offense -- probably out of bounds.
If not, then the responsibility is on the defense -- probably a foul.