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Originally Posted by Adam
Doh, I may have this backwards, and I'm at everyone's mercy until I get home tonight.
I thought touching objects gave the player OOB status and touching persons did not.
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7.1.1 A
SITUATION: A1 while holding the ball inbounds near the sideline, touches, (a) player; (b) a photographer; (c) a coach; (d) an official, all of whom are out of bounds.
RULING: A1 is not out of bounds, A1 must touch the floor or some objects on our outside a boundary line. People are not considered to be objects and play continues.
Inadvertently touching someone who is out of bounds, without gaining and advantage, is not considered a violation.
The bold part I have a question about. What if A1 is on the sideline and looses their balance and reaches across the line and pushes on a coach to keep balance and not fall out of bounds. Violation? I think since this case play says inadvertently, and advantage, a violation would be right.