Airborne shooter

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by tref

Looking at the HS & NCAA books it says the player is airborne until they return to the floor.
Where do I get the one foot down theory as opposed to two feet down??

NFHS Casebook clarifies what rulebook 4-1-1 means by "returned to the floor" when it says, "A1 is an airborne shooter when the ball is released until one foot returns to the floor" (4.1.1).

Does that do it?

[tref]

Originally Posted by Freddy

Does that do it?

Kinda sorta, in a way. Is it safe to assume (I know) that is true in NCAA as well? Thats the ruleset where this happened. Unfortunately, their caseplay doesnt mention "one foot" at all.

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by tref

Kinda sorta, in a way. Is it safe to assume (I know) that is true in NCAA as well? Thats the ruleset where this happened. Unfortunately, their caseplay doesnt mention "one foot" at all.

Don't know. Don't do NCAA. But I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night . . .

(It would have to be the same in NCAA. I mean, what would they do if the player only had one leg or foot? Would they still require two to touch the ground to be considered no longer an airborne shooter? Or would the player be an airborne shooter from the time he leaves the ground for his very first shot until the end of the game? Your question opens up a Pandora's box of questions . . . or maybe I'm getting toward the end of my shift and am over-thinking it . . .)

[tref]

I always thought one foot on the wood was the case at all levels of play... I'll stick with that until someone shows me otherwise, thanks!

[BillyMac]

You are where you are until you get where you're going.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by tref

I always thought one foot on the wood was the case at all levels of play... I'll stick with that until someone shows me otherwise, thanks!

What if they play on tile or some other surface?

Peace

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

What if they play on tile or some other surface?

Catholic middle school games in the gymnasium/cafeteria/auditorium. Vinyl tile on concrete. Two aspirin before the game. Two aspirin after the game. Two aspirin the next morning.