1. Ball out of play
The provision as it is printed, and everything on Ruleside that turns on it.
The ball is out of play when:
Verdicts that turn on it 9
Walk the tree to any of these and this clause is part of the answer.
- The ball is still in playgoal-kick-corner
- The ball is still in playthrow-in
- Out of play: dropped ballball-in-play
- Still in playball-in-play
- Still in playball-in-play
- Goal kickgoal-kick-corner
- Corner kickgoal-kick-corner
- Throw-in to the opponents of the player who last touched itthrow-in
- Out of play, and the restart depends on whyball-in-play
Questions that ask it 9
Points in a walk where the reader is deciding this provision.
- What is being questioned?ball-in-play
- What happened to the ball?ball-in-play
- Did the whole of the ball pass over the line?ball-in-play
- What happened after the ball hit the official?ball-in-play
- handoff_throw_inball-in-play
- handoff_goal_lineball-in-play
- Which line did it cross?ball-in-play
- What happened at the goal line?goal-kick-corner
- Did the whole of the ball pass over the touchline?throw-in
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