On the shot or not

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

"Anytime the player gathers the ball after a dribble, it is a shot."

How do players ever throw a pass in the games which you officiate?

Originally Posted by Jarm

Anytime a player gathers and is fouled results in free throws.

You are new, so you will learn that this is a gray area, but what you wrote isn't accurate. The start of the act of shooting does not equate to the end of the dribble. The official needs to see some motion that indicates throwing for goal. (That can include pivoting movement.)

My point is that there needs to be more than just gathering the ball after the dribble.