Quote:
Originally Posted by BillyMac
Inadvertently
touching someone who is out of bounds, without gaining an advantage, is not
considered a violation.
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The lack of a clear standard here is a problem.
There isn't actually a rule which states that touching an OOB person is a violation. We would have no concrete rule basis for making such a call. We would have to fall back on 2-3 and the phrase at the beginning of the book about not permitting any player to gain an advantage not intended by the rules.
Plus, if one does make a call in this situation, then there is the issue of what penalty to enforce. Is it a violation? Is it an unsporting technical foul?
Quote:
Originally Posted by bob jenkins
However, note that if A is OOB for a throw-in and reaches over the boundary line and contact B, it's a violation on A (per interp)
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That was an awful interpretation. There is no justification for it. I recall that the NFHS actually stated that the thrower gained inbounds status by touching the defender, which is completely untrue.