Hypothetical Question: Is this player oob, or inbounds?

[just another ref]

7-1-1: A player is out of bounds when he/she touches the floor, or any object other than a player/person, on or outside a boundary.

If touching a person who is out of bounds does not cause a player to be out of bounds, I would say the reverse is also true.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by just another ref

7-1-1: A player is out of bounds when he/she touches the floor, or any object other than a player/person, on or outside a boundary.

If touching a person who is out of bounds does not cause a player to be out of bounds, I would say the reverse is also true.

In other words, a player touching another player is not the same as the player touching the floor at that other player's location.

Player location doesn't quite work the same as ball location.

[Nevadaref]

It was a good question, Juulie, but the rule is very clear that an airborne player's location is determined by where that player last contacted the FLOOR or an extension of the floor. Other players or people are not considered extensions of the floor.

4-35-3 . . . The location of an airborne player with reference to the three factors
of Article 1 is the same as at the time such player was last in contact with the floor
or an extension of the floor, such as a bleacher.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

It was a good question, Juulie, but the rule is very clear that an airborne player's location is determined by where that player last contacted the FLOOR or an extension of the floor. Other players or people are not considered extensions of the floor.

What if the player who was OOB jumped up and touched an official who was standing inbounds? Since a ball hitting an official is considered hitting the floor at the spot where the official is standing, would the same theory apply to a player touching an official? Would that player now be considered touching the floor inbounds?

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

What if the player who was OOB jumped up and touched an official who was standing inbounds? Since a ball hitting an official is considered hitting the floor at the spot where the official is standing, would the same theory apply to a player touching an official? Would that player now be considered touching the floor inbounds?

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Player location doesn't quite work the same as ball location.

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Other players or people are not considered extensions of the floor.

[bigdogrunnin]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

What if the player who was OOB jumped up and touched an official who was standing inbounds? Since a ball hitting an official is considered hitting the floor at the spot where the official is standing, would the same theory apply to a player touching an official? Would that player now be considered touching the floor inbounds?

I immediately thought of the same scenario. My initial response was, "why would an official be so close to the player that they would be able to do that?" I know . . . I probably don't want to know.