Traveling Question

[hendoo_32]

I am a new official this year and have been doing a lot of jr. high games. I also play in an area rec league and we had a scenario come up last night that I was looking for some clarification on.

Player A attempted a shot in the lane and was well defended. The shot ended being an air ball that did not make contact with any part of the rim or backboard. Player A then cought his own shot before it hit the ground and went back up for an easy layup.

I was under the impression that this was a traveling violation. The official said that it is not considered traveling as long as player A made a legitimate attempt at shooting the ball.

Is this true or was this official blowing hot air??? Any imput would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Hendoo