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Post by Dylan Fettig on Mar 14, 2013 9:20:05 GMT -6
Ok, this one needs a little focus to make sense, but I could not find a ruling in the book for it so I am bringing it up.
Does/should the attack line project itself into the out of bounds area?
Right now I do not believe it does. So this allows players to put any amount of their body out of bounds (while keeping at least 1 point of contact in play of course) past the attack line.
HonestPersonNotThinkingAboutAbusingTheRules says: "Yeah ok, so that is an option but why would people do it?"
Basically it allows Team A to reach a ball that is +6 feet on the opponent’s side of the court if it is on the sideline.
I have not really developed an opinion on it either way, but I feel like it should be clear in the rulebook what the ruling is on it so people cannot argue about it.
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Post by cg on Mar 14, 2013 10:49:54 GMT -6
For that matter, why not conform the boundary rules to pretty much every other sport out there (i.e., having a foot in and out simultaneously is out of bounds, foot on the line [any line] is out of bounds)?
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Post by Zigmister on Mar 14, 2013 15:14:44 GMT -6
For that matter, why not conform the boundary rules to pretty much every other sport out there (i.e., having a foot in and out simultaneously is out of bounds, foot on the line [any line] is out of bounds)? I've always thought of it as part of a safety reason. 50ft / 15 players = 3.33 ft per person on the Baseline (of a regular court). That's a really small window. (yes, there's a stacking strategy). I think of it as a small bit of insurance, that players are allowed an extra bit of leeway and don't have to necessarily worry about getting out because they dodged and landed with a toe on the paint. Because that is the suckiest way to get out. I've played 6 on 6 in a volleyball court with absolute boundaries, and there are dozens of those violations every event. Falling out of bounds via the back line shouldn't really be a part of dodgeball in my opinion. Also, as an official who would be forced to make a decision/interpretation on anything not explicitly mentioned in the rulebook, I would extend the attack line beyond the paint, and call anyone out stepping out. I'm pretty sure I've made this call in the past as well.
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Post by cg on Mar 14, 2013 16:16:32 GMT -6
I can more easily see it a safety justification than an officiating justification - you're just shifting the burden from "stay inside the lines" to "keep some part of you inside the lines."
I'd probably be a bit more vocal about it if this were coupled with a reduction of people on the court to 10-12, which I think should happen anyway. We'll cover this in the next ALUMNI PODCAAAAAAAAAAST
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Post by mccarthy55cmu on Mar 14, 2013 17:54:13 GMT -6
I think that we need to extend the lines outside the basketball boundaries. People should not be allowed to step passed the attack line out of bounds.
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