Jump Ball strange one

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by agr8zebra

A try for goal

A player is trying for a goal when the player has the ball and in the official's judgment is throwing or attempting to throw for a goal.

On a jump ball does the player have the ball as in "the player has the ball"
and
Do you really think he attempting to throw the ball...

or is he aimlessly just batting the ball
and
if he is struck on the arm during the jumpball are you going to call a foul. Maybe even contract with the hips or other part of the body

Food for thought...

4-41-5 . . . A tap for goal is the contacting of the ball with any part of a player's hand(s) in an attempt to direct the ball into his/her basket.

5-2-1 . . . A successful try, tap or thrown ball from the field by a player who is located behind the team's own 19-foot, 9-inch arc counts three points. A ball that touches the floor, a teammate inside the arc, an official, or any other goal from the field counts two points for the team into whose basket the ball is thrown.