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Originally posted by Dan_ref
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Originally posted by eroe39
Ref in P.A., whether it is a pass that touches the floor or a pass that is caught on the fly, anytime a player then grabs it or catches it it is a traveling violation.
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You're talking pro rules, no? If A1 catches his own bounce pass under ncaa & nfhs that constitutes a
dribble so it can never be a travel. But even #80 doesn't address the bounced self-pass under pro rules. Is there something else I'm missing? Eli? Chuck?
[Ok, after re-reading the play that I posted (Q&A #80), I think it doesn't really have anything to do with Eli's original post. I think Q&A 80 is addressing the question of a player lobbing a pass over an opponent's head and then running to catch it on the fly; whereas Eli's post is specifically about a bounce pass. I was trying to fit the Q&A play to Eli's scenario, but upon further review, it clearly doesn't apply.
Which then leaves my original question. . . what is the rules basis for calling Eli's play a violation? I'm back to being stumped. Sorry
Chuck
Chuck and Dan_ref, focus on the sentence that says "Should he catch the ball he would be guilty of a traveling violation for passing the ball to himself." Don't try to read into whether the pass hits the floor or he catches it in the air. Anytime you pass to yourself in the pro game it is traveling, doesn't matter if the pass rolls along the floor, bounces three times, or is caught on the fly. The same applies to catching your own shot. "A player who attempts a field goal may not be the first to touch the ball if it fails to touch the backboard, basket ring, or another player." It doesn't matter here if the ball is caught on the fly or if it lands on the floor, so consider this the same as catching your own pass. They should put this in the rulebook, instead of just that one sentence in Casebook play #80 to clarify it better. I was very confused at first with this rule too but had it explained to be by some veterans and heard Joe, our boss, mention this play in meetings as well.
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