Wednesday question

[mcrowder]

Opie - if the ball strikes the pylon on the front, it was already out of bounds when it did so. Only the smallest tip of the ball must cross the goalline, to answer your question directly, but the ball must not have been out of bounds before that. If it strikes the pylon on the front, it MUST have been out of bounds first, since the pylon is entirely out of bounds.

.....|
..P.|
___|______goalline________
.....|
.....|
.....o
.....o
.....b
.....|

P is the pylon. For the ball to hit the pylon on the front (bottom in this picture), it would have HAD to cross the OOB line first. Similarly, if it hits the pylon on the side (right side in this picture), it would have HAD to cross the goalline first. (periods used as spacers only)


[Edited by mcrowder on Jan 10th, 2005 at 03:20 PM]