Fun With Out Of Bounds …

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Mike Goodwin

Raymond,

The first image is from the NFHS manual; the second is from the IAABO manual. In NFHS, the Lead has whole sideline nearer to Lead; in IAABO, line coverage gets split at the FTLE.

I just have to ask. Is this IAABO coverage for all line coverage or is it just for a ball that is thrown/knocked OOB? If for all parts of line coverage, how does the T know when a player has stepped on the opposite sideline? In my experience, there is NO way the T can see that with any certainty. That line must absolutely be covered by the L to have any chance of getting the call right. In fact, I've had trails call a player OOB across the court like that (not following correct mechanics) while the that player wasn't even close to being OOB.