Player Assisted ...

[BillyMac]

7-1-1: Establishes that a player is out of bounds if contact by a teammate or other bench personnel outside the boundary line provides an advantage, allowing the player to remain in bounds.

Rationale: Establishes that a player cannot be assisted from outside the boundary line by teammates or bench personnel to remain in-bounds.

7-1-1: A player cannot be assisted by a teammate or other bench personnel on or outside of the boundary line to remain in bounds. The player is out of bounds if contact with anyone outside the boundary line provides an advantage by allowing the player to remain in bounds. This change eliminates the possibility of anyone outside of a boundary line assisting a player to prevent an out of bounds violation.

I’m assuming that the player who can’t be assisted is a player with the ball.

The new rule doesn't say that, but anything else wouldn't make any sense.

Players without the ball, with rare exception (offensive players on a throwin), are allowed to go out of bounds with no violation.

It says teammate or bench personnel, I wonder if a player with the ball can’t be assisted by opponents or opponents bench personnel (safety issue) who are out of bounds, or fans, or photographers, or officials, or cheerleaders, or police officers in the corners?

[Mike Goodwin]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

It says teammate or bench personnel, I wonder if a player with the ball can’t be assisted by opponents or opponents bench personnel (safety issue) who are out of bounds, or fans, or photographers, or officials, or cheerleaders, or police officers in the corners?

BillyMac: Book Rule 7-1-1 begins "A player is out of bounds when the player touches the floor, any object, or gains an advantage by contacting, or being contacted by, a player/person, on or outside a boundary..." [emphasis added]

Casebook play 7.1.1 Situation A has A1 out of bounds if gaining an advantage from any / all of the people in your above question.

[bob jenkins]

Right. The rule use to say "touches an object other than a person." So, (a) off-balance A1 reaches out and touches the table -- OOB; (b) off balance A1 reaches out and touches the coach -- play on.

Now, if the player contacts a person and gains an advantage, it's OOB.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mike Goodwin

7-1-1 A player is out of bounds when the player touches the floor, any object, or gains an advantage by contacting, or being contacted by, a player/person, on or outside a boundary

Like I always say to the boys, "Don't touch the cheerleaders".