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Originally Posted by Raymond
I like that the NCAA citation includes the word "gathering", since there are some folks who claim that there is no such thing.
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It does, in NFHS, but the point is that gathering is not a defined term that is any different than catching. Either the player has caught the ball or not. Some have just started using "gather" informally and the NCAA is half-way adopting that language (it is parenthetical). But, it doesn't mean anything different than catch and many use it improperly either way. Many times I've heard people use "gather" it has been used to justify an incorrect ruling.