Leaving the court

[Adam]

Originally Posted by maven

In the OP I'd be more inclined to call an official's time out to assess whether the player was injured.

Exactly, but not until his team got the ball back. I'm not even stopping a 5 on 4 offense for this.

To the OP, this play is not what the rule is designed to address. And if you think A1 is doing it as the case play suggests, to get a violation called, then hold off until either B scores or A gets the ball back. Then call it and give B the ball at the spot where A1 sat down.

That's a sasquatch, though, and you'll need to be very clear about how you justify it to your assigner.

[jTheUmp]

That rule is intended to prevent a team from gaining an advantage from going OOB.

The main situation where I've seen (and called) this violation is Team A player running OOB on the offensive endline from one side to the other to get open on the wing without running into traffic in the lane.

I'd be hard-pressed to call a violation on your sitch. By leaving the court, A1 is actually leaving his team at a disadvantage... why stop the game and take the advantage away from Team B?

[ODog]

Originally Posted by jTheUmp

The main situation where I've seen (and called) this violation is Team A player running OOB on the offensive endline from one side to the other to get open on the wing without running into traffic in the lane.

I'd be hard-pressed to call a violation on your sitch.

Though I know the rule, I'd be hard pressed to call it in any sitch.

I respect that you have that conviction. What do you use for a signal? Have you ever warned kids who do it, in the hopes of nipping it in the bud?

[RookieDude]

Originally Posted by ODog

Though I know the rule, I'd be hard pressed to call it in any sitch.

I respect that you have that conviction. What do you use for a signal? Have you ever warned kids who do it, in the hopes of nipping it in the bud?

1) Open palm up...verbalize violation for running OOB...point to spot and show direction.

2) Yes

(I saw it called once this year)

[just another ref]

I remember calling it once in a BV game. Coach asked at halftime what the call was.
When I told him he nodded and said calmly, "I think he got pushed out."

I answered just as calmly, "Could be."

[Adam]

Originally Posted by ODog

Though I know the rule, I'd be hard pressed to call it in any sitch.

I respect that you have that conviction. What do you use for a signal? Have you ever warned kids who do it, in the hopes of nipping it in the bud?

I've called it once, on the sideline, when the offensive player was caught in a trap. He threw the ball around the trap, then ran out of bounds to get around the trap before coming back in to retrieve the ball.

Before the rule change, I saw a player running down the sideline execute a play that would now be illegal (and I'd call it). As he as approaching a defender with great position along the sideline, he bounced the ball slightly inwards towards the center court (just enough to get the ball around the defender). He then ran OOB around that defender before coming back in bounds and retrieving the ball.

[jTheUmp]

Originally Posted by ODog

Though I know the rule, I'd be hard pressed to call it in any sitch.

I respect that you have that conviction. What do you use for a signal? Have you ever warned kids who do it, in the hopes of nipping it in the bud?

I definitely warn them first, if I can. "Hey, 22, make sure you stay in bounds when you're cutting across the court".

Called it once this year, without a prior warning, when a kid ran BEHIND me as the Lead (I was 5 feet off the end line), then caught a pass for a wide-open 3-point attempt.