Delayed Return ...

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

Do you want to call the rule or call what you think is fair? Only you can answer that and it might depend on what else is done in your area, the level of the game, for how far the player ran, and whether the team had already been informally warned. And, you should submit a rules change proposal. Seriously.

I have.

I tried to have 10-4-2 (purposely and/or deceitfully delay returning after legally being out of bounds) changed from a technical foul to a simple violation (to complement the old version of 9-3-3).

I figured that the penalty for illegally "going out" should be similar to the penalty for illegally "coming in".

Also suggested that officials would be more likely to call purposely delaying returning if the penalty wasn't so harsh.

A few years ago (not too long ago) my suggestion made its way all the way up the ladder to the table of the NFHS Rules Committee, where it was voted down.