Ever Felt Overwhelmed By The Rules (And Questions) When Beginning To Officiate?

[Coltdoggs]

Originally Posted by PSidbury

I am in my first year and my biggest hurdle seems to be understanding a rule that (to me) seems inherently illogical.

For example: A player can catch their own errant shot that does not hit the rim, backboard, or another player and stays in field of play. This is not a travel.
My brain: Uh... but the player just "passed it to themselves" and re-established ball control on the other side of the court without dribbling.
Rules Book: Not a pass. This is a loss of team control and team control ends when the ball is released on a shot attempt.

I'm sure there are many more...

So... yeah... you're not alone.

7 years in and there are some that still have me

PSid..on your first one...just remember, any player on the floor can rebound a shot attempt...if you deem it a shot, ANYBODY can rebound it...even if it only draws air...