What do you think of this ruling?

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

What case is NevadaRef's play from?

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

I was wondering the same thing. Maybe a Referee Magazine interp?

It is from the 2008-09 NFHS Basketball Preseason Guide.

This document is an "official publication of the NFHS" and is "published by referee enterprises, inc. in cooperation with the NFHS." The quoted words appear on the front cover of the pamphlet.

The play appears in an article on page 11 entitled "Is it Live or Dead? Does it Matter?" No author is credited, so that person is spared the embarrassment.

I think that it is pretty sad that an incorrect ruling can be given in such a document. Don't they have anyone check this stuff before distributing it across the country?

Unfortunately, I believe that this drop in quality is a direct consequence of the NFHS partnering with and turning over publication of a good deal of its material to the same people who produce Referee Magazine, which is also known to contain numerous mistakes of this kind.