Pickup game argument -airballs

[ssander]

If you shoot an airball can you get the rebound and shoot again if it touches no other players or must the ball touch another player before you can shoot again?

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[divey]

On a "try" for goal, team control is lost. Therefore, a player may get his/her own shot even if it is a "airball".

This is different than a "pass" to ones self.

It is in the Officials judgement as to weather or not the "airball" was in fact a "try" for goal.

Note: If a player attempts a "try" for goal and and the ball misses everything, but then the ball bounces off of a teammate of the player that shot and goes into backcourt--what do you have?

No call, remember a team loses control on a attempt on goal.

[Todd VandenAkker]

Had that argument in pickup games a few times myself in the past. Typically, there's no convincing most guys that it's legal, so I would stop trying after the first effort at explanation and just play on. But, "divey" is absolutely right.

[Mark Padgett]

This is why you should decide on whose rules you are going to use before these types of games.

If you are using NBA rules, it's a violation.

[johnfox]

Under Federation rules, no violation. But no one will believe you.

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