Is this a catch

ref49873 · #1 (**permalink**) Mon Oct 09, 2006, 08:34pm

Federation Rules.

Receiver leaps for a and catches a pass. As he comes back down he lands and the ball comes out.

Catch or Not??

falsecut · #2 (**permalink**) Mon Oct 09, 2006, 08:42pm

Sounds like a HTBT (had to be there). Did the "coming back down" cause the ball to come out? Most likely, this is not a catch because it sounds like you are describing a situation where the impact of hitting the ground caused the ball to be loose, which would make it not a catch.

Theisey · #3 (**permalink**) Mon Oct 09, 2006, 09:18pm

I apply an NCAA rule as my guideline when I see this: loss of ball simultaneous to returning to the ground is not a catch, interception or recovery.

It's worked for me every time I've had to apply it in an NF game.

ref49873 · #4 (**permalink**) Tue Oct 10, 2006, 09:27am

Thanks,

This would be one of those, "the ground caused the loose ball". I rules this was an incomplete pass.

BktBallRef · #5 (**permalink**) Tue Oct 10, 2006, 09:47am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Theisey

I apply an NCAA rule as my guideline when I see this: loss of ball simultaneous to returning to the ground is not a catch, interception or recovery.

It's worked for me every time I've had to apply it in an NF game.

Good guideline.

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