Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V5 #192

[Tom Bisson <tbisson@doe.state.vt.us>]

Regarding real rules and plaground rules...

Airballs: Rebounding your own airball is a legal play as long as the
shot was a legitimate attempt. Try to convince anyone on the playground
that's it's legal and you'll be branded as an idiot.

Another legal play: Fumbling the ball, picking it up, and then dribbling
it. (Everyone will call this a double dribble.) Then fumble the ball
again and pick it up. (Still legal but you'll never get away with it on
the playground.)

Passing to yourself: If you haven't already dribbled the ball, you can
"pass the ball to yourself" by throwing down court (or wherever) and
then running up to it, after it has bounced at least once, and either
catching it or dribbling it. Sometimes this play happens by accident
when the ball either slips out of your hands or you passed the ball to
someone you thought was your teammate but who is just standing the
sideline.)

Moving pick: There is no foul or violation called a "moving pick." A
foul occurs only when there is contact and it is either a blocking foul,
charge or hold. If you keep moving in front of the path of the defender
but no contact takes place, then no foul.

ALL edges of the backboard are in play (bottom, sides and top).

Backcourt. Whoever touches the ball last is considered to have caused it
to go into the backcourt. This means that when a player on defense tips
the ball off the leg of an offensive player and then the ball goes into
the backcourt, if the offensive player touches the ball in the
backcourt, it's a violation. But on the playground, who cares? Play on!

There is no backcourt violation off a tipped rebound - no matter who
tips it.

Have fun!

- tom