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Old Thu Mar 05, 2015, 07:09am
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Originally Posted by just another ref View Post
There is a section in the front of the book called intent and purpose of the rules. (or something similar) A team shall not be permitted an advantage not intended by a rule. (or something similar) So, with that in mind, if A1 leaps to save a ball and lands in the laps of his teammates, after which he throws the ball back in to A2, yes, I will whistle the out of bounds violation.
It's fun, and mentally challenging, to pick apart the rules, and play with semantics, on this Forum, in fact, it's probably very beneficial to our understanding of the rules, but sometimes we just have to officiate the game.
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