NFHS thrower problem

[JRutledge]

You need to read the rules changes at the beginning of the rulebook this year. There was a clarification in 10-3-3 and I believe the clarification that a player cannot deceitfully delaying a return to the court. This was not about what took place in the past. That was a different issue.

Peace

[cmckenna]

My bad.... I didn't read OP as well as I thought. I thought there was a question somewhere in the post about violation vs T for an OOb sitch and the going out of bounds one popped in my head...

I'll go back to being quiet now.....

[Red_Killian]

WHACK!

It's a T for me if they go to other side of lane. I called it 4-5 times last year. I explained to the coach after I called it. I never got any grief. Too severe? Maybe, but it's a rule. Preventive officiating? Yes, totally agree if possible like it the thrower is standing there but tough to do when they take off running for the opposite corner.

If we don't call it cause they don't get the ball and they keep doing it, then someone is supposed to call it when they do get the ball? Then they wonder, why I have been doing all year and now I get a technical. It's an unfair advantage, give them the T.

[SamIAm]

Damian,
I wanted to PM you, but you have that shut off. Might you enable PMs?

[Nevadaref]

Too bad that some officials still believe that they know better what is appropriate for the HS game than the NFHS committee members.

They write the rules the way that they are for a reason. They ask us to enforce them as written without imposing our own personal philosophies. It seems that people are still unwilling to do that.

Notwithstanding that the OP is also wrong about what rule has changed and what was the ruling last season.

The following two quotes have no place in HS officiating:

"I knew the rule, but it just seemed too severe."

"...do we really need that game interupter??"

I'll leave the rest of the chastising to Jurassic. I know how fond he is of people saying game interrupter.