"Reestablishing" inbounds

[bronco]

How long ago was the rule changed that a player could be first to touch a ball if they came from OOB to inbounds, once they had one foot in? I was talking to a parent recently, and just told them it was changed in the last couple of years, but I wasn't sure exactly. Thanks.

[zebraman]

Originally Posted by bronco

How long ago was the rule changed that a player could be first to touch a ball if they came from OOB to inbounds, once they had one foot in? I was talking to a parent recently, and just told them it was changed in the last couple of years, but I wasn't sure exactly. Thanks.

It wasn't changed recently. The rule has been that way as long as I've been officiating.

[bronco]

Thanks, then I wonder where this thought comes from, since it seems like quite a few people think it. Oh, well.

[zebraman]

Originally Posted by bronco

Thanks, then I wonder where this thought comes from, since it seems like quite a few people think it. Oh, well.

LOL, we could cover quite a few pages on what "quite a few people" think the rules are.

[mplagrow]

Originally Posted by bronco

Thanks, then I wonder where this thought comes from, since it seems like quite a few people think it. Oh, well.

Probably from that other league, the NFL, where you can't be the first to touch the ball when you come back inbounds.

[Eastshire]

Originally Posted by bronco

How long ago was the rule changed that a player could be first to touch a ball if they came from OOB to inbounds, once they had one foot in? I was talking to a parent recently, and just told them it was changed in the last couple of years, but I wasn't sure exactly. Thanks.

I had a partner come to me after I called a foul on B to tell me that A had touched the ball first after being OOB. I gave him a strange look and told him that he was inbounds when he got it. I just now know what he was talking about.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Eastshire

I had a partner come to me after I called a foul on B to tell me that A had touched the ball first after being OOB. I gave him a strange look and told him that he was inbounds when he got it. I just now know what he was talking about.

Good thing he waited until after the game.

[wfd21]

This is a college rule.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by wfd21

This is a college rule.

No it's not.

You have a misunderstanding of what the actual NCAA rule is. It does not penalize a player who was legally OOB and then came back in and was the first to touch the ball.

[jcarter]

Although, now you could probably call that a violation. Why was the player out of bounds in the first place?


Rule 9: Violations and Penalties
Section 3: Out Of Bounds
Article 2


Art. 2... A player shall not leave the floor for an unauthorized reason.
Note: The dribbler has committed a violation if he/she steps on or outside a boundary, even though he/she is not touching the ball while he/she is out of bounds.