NFHS Rules - Out of Bounds Violation

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by Stat-Man

Saw this last night in a 6GB CYO Game.

A1 has the ball close to sideline and A2 passes by him and in doing so, goes out of bounds for about 3 feet before coming back in. upon re-entering inbounds, the official calsl A2 for coming inbounds after being out of bounds.

Is this how the new rule for unauthorized out of bounds violations should be applied?

(The weird part is, A2 has no reason to go out of bounds, just kind of did it as if he didn't know where he was on the floor ).

Whether the game is played under NFHS or NCAA Men's/Women's rules, A2 did not commit a violation unless, A2 went out-of-bounds to gain an advantage that the rules do not permit, such as avoiding a screen by a defender or attempting to confuse the defense by being out-of-bounds.

Officials have gotten so bent out-of-shape about this rule over nothing. If A2 had run out-of-bounds to avoid running an official over, has he committed a violation? No he has not. The key to this rule is: Did the player gain an illegal advantage? If he did not, then there is no violation.

MTD, Sr.