Louisville/Michigan- Natl Championship

[zebraman]

Originally Posted by pfan1981

The delay of game warning the first half......the Louisville guy was over the OOB line, just dancing all over it before the ref stepped in with a warning. The announcers were miffed, I call and see a warning in most high school games. Isn't it that referee's job to keep a count and watch for this? Are you seen as "that" guy for calling it I D1?

I was watching the game when it happened. The announcers weren't miffed, just confused until it was reported. It was pretty blatant so it needed to be called. If you are calling it in most high school games, maybe you need to start working on preventative officiating. You can usually tell when a kid is going to aggressively harass the inbounder..... they get all excited before you even hand the ball to the thrower. Take a few seconds to remind the jacked-up kid what will happen if he violates the invisible plane prior to the throw-in. Then you won't see it so much.

[pfan1981]

Originally Posted by zebraman

I was watching the game when it happened. The announcers weren't miffed, just confused until it was reported. It was pretty blatant so it needed to be called. If you are calling it in most high school games, maybe you need to start working on preventative officiating. You can usually tell when a kid is going to aggressively harass the inbounder..... they get all excited before you even hand the ball to the thrower. Take a few seconds to remind the jacked-up kid what will happen if he violates the invisible plane prior to the throw-in. Then you won't see it so much.

Thanks Zebra. I bring it up in the captains meeting and also remind the coaches before the game. I will talk to upper officials in our area to see what they think. Is this one of these rules that's really not a rule unless the defender contacts the thrower-inner?

I am just surprised that in so many games the defenders feet land out of bounds regularly right in front of the official. Obviously the plane was broken, why no call?

[APG]

Originally Posted by Triad zebra

Aren't the college and NFHS goaltending rule the same? Does it matter that it touched the backboard?

No the rules aren't the same. In college, the ball, with a chance to go in, is considered on its downward flight if it's touched the backboard and above the level of the rim. Under NFHS, hitting the backboard doesn't change how you adjudicate this play.