Traveling, yes or no?

[ChuckElias]

Originally posted by WinterWillie

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Our player fell back as he was coming down with the ball and landed on his back. FTR.

Willie, I'm not trying to pick a fight, so if you want to respond again, I'll let you have the last word. In my mind, if the rebounder's back touched the ground first, you would obviously say that he "landed on his back." But if his feet merely touched and he continued to fall backwards onto his back, you would probably still say that he "landed on his back".

That phrase, to me, does not give a definite description of which body part touched the ground first. If you disagree, I can live with that. I wasn't trying to be snotty in my initial response, although after re-reading it, I guess it might sound that way. Sorry if I came across the wrong way.

[BktBallRef]

Originally posted by Joefan99
Chuck,

Then what is the difference between the A) and B) example then? A player gains control of the ball on the court and is allowed to roll or slide with the ball due to momentum, and it not be a traveling violation. However, you can't grab a ball in the air and fall back with the ball in your hands due to contact from a player in front of you and the momentum of reaching backward?

By rule, if a player dives for the ball and slides, either before or after gaining possession, it is not traveling.

By rule, if a player who gains possession of the ball while on the floor, he cannot roll over or attempt to get up. If he does, it's traveling.

By rule, if a player gains control of the ball and then falls to the floor, it's traveling.

To me, the rule isn't clear for the situation. If the player had difficulty coming down and landing of his feet due to being crowded by the player in front of him, then it shouldn't be a traveling violation.

Sorry but the rule book disagrees with you.

[IREFU2]

NHFS Ruling -

ART. 5 . . . A player holding the ball:

a. May not touch the floor with a knee or any other part of the body other than hand or foot.
b. After gaining possession while on the floor and touching with other than hand or foot, may not attempt to get up or stand.

So I guess that would be traveling in high school.