During this episode, hosts Karen Blaine and Mike Johnson begin with a review of the basics of understanding boundary balls and the boundary lines. Then we’ll dive a layer deeper into the 2022 new rule updates regarding boundaries:

1. Any player from the team awarded possession on a boundary ball may restart play; no longer must it be the closest player (new NFHS rule now aligns with NCAA rule).  
2. As soon as the player in possession steps onto the field, play has restarted; no option to pause and wait for a whistle (new NFHS rule now aligns with NCAA rule). 
3. If a player in possession restarts play with a pass from out of bounds, it is a turnover; it is no longer a reset. In NFHS, this turnover will be classified as a minor foul (there are no minor fouls in NCAA play). 
4. All boundary restarts occur at the boundary line; even when the goalkeeper while in her circle is the closest player to the ball where it exited the field. If she is the player who restarts play for her team, she may not carry the ball back into the circle unless she rolls it in first, then follows.