Ponytail out of bounds?

[Judtech]

I had this exact same play at a camp several years ago. Player dove for aloose ball, slid to a stop right next to the sideline but her ponytail kept goin a good one inch OOB. I had one clinician tell me that they would have let it go, and another say it was a good call. Lead to a big argument among our clincians. (I think this was before the rule was established/clarified)
I did offer a solution. I had said if the player had a weave, then she would have NOT been OOB b/c it was not "really" her hair, it was someone else!!

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by Judtech

I did offer a solution. I had said if the player had a weave, then she would have NOT been OOB b/c it was not "really" her hair, it was someone else!!

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Yeah, well, if she's wearing someone else's hair, and that hair is touching her hair, I'm STILL whistling it out of bounds!

[Judtech]

I disagree. To me this would be akin to two players in a held ball situation with one of them being out of bounds. Of course it MIGHT be difficult to determine WHO is out of bounds!!