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Originally Posted by Eastshire
What, if anything, can a coach legally do to touch a ball which has not yet touched out of bounds but is in flight over out of bounds when an opposing player is actively making a play to maintain the in-bounds status of the ball?
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Originally Posted by frezer11
As for the play of interest, as described by Eastshire, would anyone consider a tech? Probably a had to be there situation, I'm just curious of the justification to make that call.
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If the coach reached for the ball AND an opponent had any chance to make a play, sure. If he is just standing there in a spot where a coach can legally stand and the ball hits the coach, no.
Whether it is in over the OOB area or not is irrelevant.