NFHS Play Question

[Hugo Tafurst2]

Originally posted by Steve M
Glen,
I think I'd have to go with the interference out for illegal contact. From your description, I do not think that I'd have restricted the runner for USC. I suspect that, when the runner hesitated, I'd have called & signalled obstruction. Then, after the out on interference, I'd issue a team warning to the defense - I'm going to consider this obstruction the same thing as a fake tag. I think Fed covers this with bench & field conduct, Rule 3, Section 6?

I've got to go look up 3-6, but I think equating this to a fake tag is not correct.
The way I read the post, it was just obstruction.
F2 set up where she shouldn't have.

I don't disagree with anything else you wrote... I would have the out for interference (leaping). I also could see an USC depending on how it looked.
After all, the runner should know that she can't hurdle. She should know that the reason she can't is because it's unsafe. But I'd have to see how it played out. I don't think an "official warning" - as in called for by the rules - applies, but there is nothing that says I can't bring it to someone's attention...