Block / Charge Situation

[Adam]

If you can't call him for a violation for leaving the floor for an unauthorized reason, he's still on the playing floor.

If he's not on the playing floor, you need to call the violation as soon as he leaves. This is not a block.

[Texref]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

If you can't call him for a violation for leaving the floor for an unauthorized reason, he's still on the playing floor.

If he's not on the playing floor, you need to call the violation as soon as he leaves. This is not a block.

I would go with that before a player control. I'm still calling a block though

also, why would this be different than a player who has established LGP (not relevent in the OP) and going OOB to maintain it and getting called for a block. Why not call the violation for leaving the floor first? (Situation 7 from 03-04 rule interps) I believe the intent is the same, that a player must be on the floor (playing court) in order to draw a PC foul.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Texref

I would go with that before a player control. I'm still calling a block though

also, why would this be different than a player who has established LGP (not relevent in the OP) and going OOB to maintain it and getting called for a block. Why not call the violation for leaving the floor first?

Because it is not an unauthorized reason to be playing defense and inadvertently step on/over the line.

[Texref]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Because it is not an unauthorized reason to be playing defense and inadvertently step on/over the line.

Absolutely agree. I was just asking the question.

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

If you can't call him for a violation for leaving the floor for an unauthorized reason, he's still on the playing floor.

If he's not on the playing floor, you need to call the violation as soon as he leaves. This is not a block.

Ummm, no. But he has left the playing floor for an authorized reason. Thus no violation.

Edited to add: From the interps: A player's momentum, after performing legal actions on the court, resulting in taking him/her out of bounds is not a violation for leaving the floor for an unauthorized reason.

[Adam]

My point is that a player with one foot touching the line does not qualify as "off" the playing court.