Catching a kick off

[Demonlude]

At the kick-off, the ball was kicked into the oppositions half, and I chose a free square 3 spaces from an opposing player. The ball bounced directly towards him for 6 spaces. Does the opposition get the chance to catch the ball as it’s bouncing past? If he does and he fails, does it then only scatter one square from his space?

[slup]

No, he does not get an attemp to catch the ball.
The scattering of the ball is to show how bad you kicked it.
You aimed at one square but hit another 6 squares away.
So it never passes the opponent and thus he cannot try and catch it.

[Demonlude]

Thanks slup. It's been 8 years since I last played, so i'm still trying to remember everything!