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EVERYWHERE I've played called catching your own shot a travel.
Yes, EVERYWHERE.
Yes, EVERYWHERE.
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- Oct 14, 2008
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But if you’ll play anything from CYO through NCAA you can catch your own shot.
- Jul 18, 2012
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Im just talking about playing in the park lol. Thats a call everytime. Ive played in a few small leagues here and there and cant remember if they would call that or not, dont think it happened really when I played but it would be my assumptions its a walk. Doesnt make sense to throw up an airball without hitting anything or anyone touching it then somehow catch it and it not be a walk.
- Oct 14, 2008
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When I was going through officiating school I agreed with you it was shocking to me to learn as I was what, like 26 at the time and never heard of this rule. But the rule is if it looks like an attempted shot then it can be caught even if it doesn’t touch another player or the rim.
But I mean a self actual pass would be a travel. So
- Jul 18, 2012
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Like if one were to go up for a shot and the ball slips out of their hand? Anytime I see that players just let the ball drop and wait for someone else to touch it.
Thats wild though. Thats a rule in NCAA? What.
- May 13, 2001
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I can't speak for every where but in WI and NFHS rules, you can catch your own shot. Like previously mentioned it's the refs call, if it looks like a shot the player can grab the ball.
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That’s what I’m saying. It’s legal everywhere except nba. So the question is do pick up games follow nba or everything else? I feel like it doesn’t happen often enough for a consensus, but when it does happen 3/10 want a travel, 3/10 want it legal, and 4/10 are like idk lol
- Oct 14, 2008
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I would say that most people really only know nba rules so to them it’s a travel unless someone else touches it. That is how we played our pickups whether at the gym or at the park.
- May 25, 2001
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Everyone in pickup games is calling travel except your teammates and even most of them are gonna turn around and walk the other way. What actually happens just depends on who argues most/best, who got the last call, the score and who feels like giving in just to keep the game going, shoot for it, is it a crowded gym and we’re on the clock, etx
- Jan 27, 2013
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What's the actual wording of the rule, is my question. Just sounds like another situation where 99% of people play it with a certain connotation of what rules are what. I can't even imagine shooting a 3, airballing, and following your shot, catching it by the rim either on the fly or on the bounce, and then going up with a putback and thinking that's not a violation.
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Most of the time it would be a shot in the paint , maybe a contested lay up or O rebound put back that was out of control
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So you should also be getting an OREB in the process. (In addition to the missed shot)
- Apr 27, 2002
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folk barely know the nuances of nba rules much less so anything other than that (fiba, high school, ncaa)…in pickup runs the only way someone catching their own shot without a travel call would slide is if it were just assumed that it was partially blocked…what ‘rules’ pickup is governed by really depends on where & who is playing but i find it is most times it is some version of what most think to be nba rules…
- Feb 14, 2007
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The group of folks I play with are also split with what an legal hesi and/or gather dribble is but for you sure if you catch your own airball, it's a travel. Check ball.
- Apr 27, 2002
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definitely know what type of time it’s going to be on when folk get to arguing about what is a legal dribble…a whole lotta arguing
gathers are tough because that also is different from nba/high school as well as if you do something that looks different or is off rhythm it will usually get called…it’s always hilarious to see everyone’s depictions of the move in question 
- Aug 9, 2014
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Lol yeahdefinitely know what type of time it’s going to be on when folk get to arguing about what is a legal dribble…a whole lotta arguing
The player who did the move in question is like
“This is what I did!” ~ proceeds to do something he didn’t do
“Hell no! You did this!” ~ proceeds to do something he didn’t do
- Apr 16, 2014
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All these Jalens and Jaydens are ruining basketball.
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Yooo
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Romania
- Apr 27, 2002
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this is a perfect example of a mix that would elicit a whole 5 min argument about, even tho technically legal i’m not sure how intentional the footwork was & probably would not be exactly re-creatable if you were to ask him to do it with the same footwork again…tough bucket tho for sure
about, even tho technically legal i’m not sure how intentional the footwork was & probably would not be exactly re-creatable if you were to ask him to do it with the same footwork again…tough bucket tho for sure
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Damn, all Dooling did was shoot 3's?
- Apr 24, 2006
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When I saw him, which was 3-4 different occasions, yes. He was in his late 30s playing at 24 hour fitness. Probably didn’t wanna play hard and attack to not risk injury
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