Oh yeah, I can see this conversation with the coach going well. Whistle, "Block." Coach, "WHat!!!???, he was just standing there!" "Sorry, coach he had one foot on the OOB line." Shortly, followed by two Ts and a coach ejection.
This is a cop out interp. If the NFHS wants to make a point about the kids stepping OOB, rather than just calling a block because the kid had a foot on the line, the official should have to call a T on the defensive player for leaving the court for an unauthorized reason. The Block/Charge is then not a foul because the ball is already dead, and the contact is ignored unless intentional or flagrant.
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