Running out of bounds and returning

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by thedewed

so why not absolute? when would you call a player for last to touch when in bounds, going out through momentum, and being first to touch when in bounds? I would think that the casebook example where he clearly has control of ball, leaves it, then returns, would cover everything other than actively dribbling while one foot is hitting out. when else?

First, the example you give in this post is NOT what you said ion your previous post (it might be what you meant).

Second, when it's a dribbler (not an interrupted dribbler), the player commits an OOB violation as soon as s/he steps OOB, not when s/he touches the ball while OOB, or when s/he returns from OOB and touches the ball.

Third, going OOB (and returning) from "momentum" is allowed -- this would NOT (likely) be a dribbler.