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Originally Posted by Travis Hoffman
Finally, I do think the video situation points out something else - drivers have to be careful in avoiding kicking the ball out of bounds, as intentional attempts to do so are penalizable offenses. 1114's kick was angled well away from the long axis of the field - there could be no expectation of scoring a goal at that moment, and if I'm not mistaken, the ball shot into the crowd, a definite safety concern. Accidental or otherwise, refs would be prudent to watch out for and enforce <G19> more stringently the rest of the way.
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It should either be called more regularly or taken away by having field reset put the ball back in the same zone from which it came if the intent was defensive removal of the ball to prevent another team from scoring. I think this became a more available strategy as teams gathered that the ball would be placed in mid-field if the ball left the field borders.