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Old Thu Oct 20, 2005, 10:50am
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Originally posted by flaref0812
Please help me understand a goaltending question:

If A1, inadvertently shoots at his own basket ( the one he is defending) and B1 goaltends the shot, then no points are scored and team B gets the ball OOB. This is according to NFHS rule 9, section 12, penalty 2.

Is this correct? Thank you for your answers.
cford is correct. There is no goaltending, because by definition, goaltending involves touching a try or tap, and there cannot be a try at the other team's basket. Also, FWIW, a team's own basket is the one they are trying to put the ball in (another definition), so when you're describing this kind of play it makes it a little easier to understand. I'm not trying to pick on you, just trying to give you a heads up in case some of the other, more curmudgeonly members give you a hard time.
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