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Out of bounds

In sports, out of bounds (or out-of-bounds) is the state of being outside the playing boundaries of the field. The legality of going out of bounds (intentionally or not), and the ease of prevention, vary by sport. Sports that use this term include American football, Canadian football, field lacrosse, basketball, rugby union, rugby league, and association…

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FootballPuckFace-offGoaltenderDelay of game
12 related topics

Overview

SportsFieldAmerican footballCanadian footballField lacrosse
51 related topics

Sidelines

Ice hockeyBox lacrosseIndoor football
3 related topics

Description

Field
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Out of bounds

Nodes72
Edges71
Triples26
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027778
Components1

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Out of bounds

Top relations

related to Golf · 4
Out of bounds → Bounds, If, In, Out
related to Skiing · 4
Out of bounds → Also, In, Out, Usually
related to Basketball · 3
Out of bounds → Basketball, The, When
related to Description · 3
Out of bounds → Due, In, The
related to Ice hockey · 2
Out of bounds → However, In
is a · 1
Out of bounds → penalty

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ball bounds field football play player sports team outside playing lines boundary baseball foul players one may basketball rules rugby

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Out of boundsis apenalty0.90text
basketballinstance ofAny catches attempted by fielders also become invalidated if the fielder is touching the ball and steps outside of the field boundary before completing the catch.FootballMost fo…0.80text
volleyballinstance ofAny catches attempted by fielders also become invalidated if the fielder is touching the ball and steps outside of the field boundary before completing the catch.FootballMost fo…0.80text
or table tennis where a player caninstance ofAny catches attempted by fielders also become invalidated if the fielder is touching the ball and steps outside of the field boundary before completing the catch.FootballMost fo…0.80text
a goaltender or any defensive player within their own defensive zoneinstance ofif the puck is directly shot out of bounds over the glass deliberately by a player0.80text
a delay of game minor penalty shall be assessed on the offending player.GolfIn golfinstance ofif the puck is directly shot out of bounds over the glass deliberately by a player0.80text
basketballinstance ofFootballMost football codes differ from sports0.80text
volleyballinstance ofFootballMost football codes differ from sports0.80text
or table tennis where a player caninstance ofFootballMost football codes differ from sports0.80text
a delay of game minor penalty shall be assessed on the offending playerinstance ofif the puck is directly shot out of bounds over the glass deliberately by a player0.80text
Out of boundsrelated to BasketballBasketball0.60section
Out of boundsrelated to BasketballWhen0.60section

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