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I referee grade school games, 3rd through 6th, and have two questions. In relation to the 3 second rule, many times players at this age (especially 3rd graders) will enter the lane and shoot the ball but not hit the rim. On numerous occasions another player on their team will catch the ball (or they will catch it themselves) and they will continue to shoot in this manner. Does the 3-second count restart every time they shoot the ball or does it have to hit the rim for the count to restart? Also, can the player who shot the ball retrieve it himself (as long as it was a valid shot attempt) even though it did not hit the rim or is this a traveling violation? Until recently, I thought this was a traveling violation. However, a local high school coach in our area told me as long as it is a valid shot attempt that the shooting player can retrieve the ball even if it does not hit anything.
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