Sideline Interference April 16, 2021 World Games 2014 0 Forum Questions Fastbreak for Team A. You are the lead official coming up the bench side looking in towards the field. Team personnel/ coach get so excited they come out onto the field . You collide with them and get knocked down. a] the goal is scored before you get knocked down ; b} the goal is scored after you get knocked down or , c} you don't know when the goal was scored ! What's the call on each situation ? Question File Add new DuBan's Answer: Visual Text Kratz's Answer: Visual Text McCarrick's Answer: Visual Text Riti's Answer: Visual Text Paul's got it covered again. Tyma's Answer: Visual Text Once team personnel have entered the field during live play, they have committed a foul. This is the defining event, not when the official dusts himself off and adjudicates the foul. (This is analogous to time-out calls: the time-out occurs when the player on the field or head coach asks for it, not when the official sounds the whistle.) Based on the sequence described above, the foul occurred prior to the goal entering the net. Therefore, the goal is not counted. The official has the discretion to call either a conduct foul (resulting in loss of possession) or an unsportsmanlike-conduct foul (resulting in a flag). One could argue that having the apparent goal taken off the board and losing possession is punishment enough; making the in-home serve time rubs salt into the wound. Answer File Question Answered Yes No
