Failing to catch a bouncing ball

Mocaiv · Post by **Mocaiv** » Fri Dec 20, 2002 2:17 pm

I have generated so my interest in BB again at my local games club that a few questions arose last night. Here is number 3:

If I have Blitzed/Blocked, knocked over the ball carrier and the ball bounces to the one of my players and he fails to catch it, does that cause a turnover and end my team turn?

Redfang · Post by **Redfang** » Fri Dec 20, 2002 2:29 pm

nope (I think)

Grumbledook · Post by **Grumbledook** » Fri Dec 20, 2002 2:32 pm

Failing to catch doesn't cause a turnover. Failing to catch a pass from a team mate does.

There is a list of turnovers on page 8 of lrb2.

Asmodan · Post by **Asmodan** » Fri Dec 20, 2002 2:42 pm

No, you never suffer a turnover from failing to catch a bouncing ball.

Asmodan

Post by **GalakStarscraper** » Fri Dec 20, 2002 2:46 pm

Grumbledook wrote:Failing to catch doesn't cause a turnover. Failing to catch a pass from a team mate does.

There is a list of turnovers on page 8 of lrb2.

Not exactly true, Grumble, failing to catch a pass from a teammate is only a turnover if no one else from your team catches it before it comes to rest.

The bottom line is: failure to catch the ball for ANY reason is NEVER a turnover by itself.

Before you say but failing to catch a pass that then drops to the ground is a turnover. The actual turnover is from the pass as the rule says a turnover happens when a pass is not caught by a member of the moving team. The pass set up the turnover rule, not the individual catch.

Galak

Mocaiv · Post by **Mocaiv** » Fri Dec 20, 2002 2:51 pm

Thanks guys

Grumbledook · Post by **Grumbledook** » Fri Dec 20, 2002 2:52 pm

Heh, yer thats what i meant by failing to catch it, should have been more explicit.