Quiz: Shot

[CoachRob]

NFHS Rules (although it's probably the same in NCAA):

Player A1, 15 yards in front of the team B's goal and with possession, sends the ball toward goal and yells "Shot" so that his teammates can chase the ball in case it misses. It does indeed miss (high), and his teammate A2, who was behind the goal when A1 fired the ball toward the goal, is inbounds and is clearly the closest to the ball at the time it exits the field and touches the ground beyond the endline. A3 is next closest. Nobody from team B is anywhere near the exiting ball (all of them are still in front of the goal) as none of them even gave chase. Yet, the official for some reason awards the ball to team B at the point it left the field over the endline.

What's up here? (This is not a trick, so don't read more into this than is written. A2 was closest, team B was nowhere near it.) This is a common situation we all need to be aware of.

[LaxRef]

Technical foul by team A when ball is in flight, before it exits the field. Or, of course, the official rules that it is not a shot.

[viking goalie]

offical probably took the shot as actually being a pass.

[Snake~eyes]

Technical foul by team A when ball is in flight, before it exits the field. Or, of course, the official rules that it is not a shot.
Wouldn't a technical foul be brought outside the box therefore that could not be one of the answers.

[LaxRef]

Wouldn't a technical foul be brought outside the box therefore that could not be one of the answers.

Yeah, but maybe the official also made a mistake and restarted it at the same spot. :chuckle:

[CoachRob]

Wouldn't a technical foul be brought outside the box therefore that could not be one of the answers.

The answer is that the OFFICIAL is the ONLY one who determines if it is a shot. Here, he felt A1 was passing to A2, and as such, not a shot. If a player THINKS it's a shot, that does not MAKE it a shot.

Snake caught LR in that a technical violation always starts outside the box, so that cannot be a correct response.

Good job. Maybe i need to make my quizes more arcane? Or just stop posting them as you guys are getting them all correct.

Snake or eme, can you come up with one that puzzles the mind?

BTW< we watched "Third Team on the Field" starring eme in official's class the other day. I was reminded what a good looking man he is. :rofl:

[Snake~eyes]

Yeah, but maybe the official also made a mistake and restarted it at the same spot. :chuckle:
I believe when answering these questions you are suppose to assume that GOOD oficials are working the game... not you and I working it. :chuckle:

[CoachRob]

you guys are goofy.