Fumble?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Inbounds player: something in and nothing out. Doesn't have to be a foot in either case (in or out).

Moderately off topic, but this reminded me of a play I had yesterday. A few girls on the ground, near the endline, going for loose ball. As lead, I'm watching for a foul, a travel, or a held ball, when one of the players grabbing for the ball has her long ponytail brush out of bounds. Easy call. A few parents who were sitting in line with the endline questioned me during a timeout. They had no problem with my explanation that the ponytail is a part of the player's body, and in the case of two pigtails, only one pigtail needs to be out of bounds for the player to be out of bounds.

[Nevadaref]

2005-06 NFHS Basketball Rules Interpretations

SITUATION 9: A1 recovers a loose ball on the playing court near the sideline, with his/her body entirely in bounds. However, A1's head is hovering out of bounds and his/her hair (which is in a long ponytail) is touching the floor, out of bounds. RULING: A1 is called for the out-of-bounds violation. (7-1-1; 7-1-2; 9-3-1)

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

2005-06 NFHS Basketball Rules Interpretations

Less than thirty minutes to find an interpretation that's three years old.

[Nevadaref]

Sorry, I didn't see your post until 9AM PST.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Sorry, I didn't see your post until 9AM PST.

So you answered my post before I made it? You're good, but not that good. I guess I'm confused. That cross the International Date Line, ten-second count situation, gives me a headache every time it comes up. Let's see, the Sun comes up in the East, and winds curve to the right in the Northern Hemisphere, and moss grows on the North side of trees, but a rolling stone gathers no moss, and now all of Indiana uses daylight saving time, and there are twenty-nine days in February in a leap year, and ... Forget it.

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

2005-06 NFHS Basketball Rules Interpretations

SITUATION 9: A1 recovers a loose ball on the playing court near the sideline, with his/her body entirely in bounds. However, A1's head is hovering out of bounds and his/her hair (which is in a long ponytail) is touching the floor, out of bounds. RULING: A1 is called for the out-of-bounds violation. (7-1-1; 7-1-2; 9-3-1)

As a youth, I was once called for 3 seconds because my shoelace was still in the key.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

As a youth, I was once called for 3 seconds because my shoelace was still in the key.

Your coach should have taught you how to properly tie your shoes as John Wooden used to do with his players.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Your coach should have taught you how to properly tie your shoes as John Wooden used to do with his players.

His players tied their shoes two shoes at a time, while every other team in the country had their players tie their shoes one shoe at a time.

[Johnny Ringo]

Thanks for the clatification - I thought the NCAA rule was different.