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A question about two calls:

Player A1 is in possession and attacking the goal when a whistle is blown for Team A being offsides. During the brief continuation of play after the whistle player B1 body checks Player A1 above the shoulders. Ruling???

Player A1 loses possession of the ball and it heads toward the sideline. Player A1 and B1 give chase and the ball goes out of bounds, whistle is blown. Immediately following the whistle, Player B1 during brief continuation of play pushes A1 from behind. Ruling???

I am curious how non-intentional penalties (I wouldn't deem these late hits) that occur after the whistle are handled by most officials? These would be instances immediately following a whistle where there is a brief moment where play continues.

TSULacrosse wrote:A question about two calls:

Player A1 is in possession and attacking the goal when a whistle is blown for Team A being offsides. During the brief continuation of play after the whistle player B1 body checks Player A1 above the shoulders. Ruling???

Player A1 loses possession of the ball and it heads toward the sideline. Player A1 and B1 give chase and the ball goes out of bounds, whistle is blown. Immediately following the whistle, Player B1 during brief continuation of play pushes A1 from behind. Ruling???

I am curious how non-intentional penalties (I wouldn't deem these late hits) that occur after the whistle are handled by most officials? These would be instances immediately following a whistle where there is a brief moment where play continues.

Personal fouls after the whistle are always called (they're called at any time during a live or dead ball). In your case 1, the bodycheck is illegal because it's above the shoulders. If it had been a legal check and the hit is just after the whistle, ignore it.

This isn't in the rulebook, but technical fouls are sometimes called during dead balls and sometimes not. The ones that only confer an advantage during a live ball (ward, hold, etc.) are generally not called during a dead ball (exception: if it's just before the whistle to start play and a team holds, interferes, sets and illegal screen, etc., then you make the call). Obviously, many procedural calls are made during dead balls. The key is to apply TPOAD (the principle of advanatage/disadvantage).

Well said LaxRef! It gets even hairier if the supposed late hit happens right at the bench or table area. This is where good game control/management and officials freezing the benches is very important.