restart position April 29, 2018 Rule 4 0 Forum Questions Blue is on defense. The ball is in the field of play. A blue player who is standing out of bounds plays the ball. Referee blows the whistle. Should the referee call illegal procedure and award the ball to the attacking team outside the box, or should he call out of bounds and award the ball at the spot where the blue player played the ball? Question File Add new DuBan's Answer: Visual Text Kratz's Answer: Visual Text McCarrick's Answer: Visual Text Riti's Answer: Visual Text Tyma's Answer: Visual Text If the ball was in bounds at the time official decided to suspend play, the call is illegal procedure for playing from out of bounds (6.5.2.g, p. 70). Thus, the ball should be restarted out of the box, per 7.3 (p.81ff). If the ball was out of bounds when the player, who was also out of bounds, attempted to play it, the attempt is irrelevant because the ball is dead due to being out of bounds. In that case, start it where the ball went out of bounds, per 4.6 (p. 38ff). Note that if the ball went out of bounds as a result of a shot, the player out of bounds does not figure into the decision to award possession (4.6.3.c ,<em>loc. cit.</em>). Answer File Question Answered Yes No
