Goaltending

Goaltending

: "For the article about goaltending in ice hockey, see goaltender.

In basketball, goaltending is the violation of interfering with the ball when it is on its way to the basket and it is (a) in its downward flight, (b) entirely above the rim and has the possibility of entering the basket, and (c) not touching the rim. In both NCAA basketball and NBA basketball, goaltending is also called if the ball has already touched the backboard while it is above the rim in its flight, regardless of whether it is in upward or downward flight. Goaltending in this context defines by exclusion what is considered a legal block of a field goal. In high school and NCAA basketball, goaltending is also called when a player interferes with a free throw at any time in its flight towards the basket.

If goaltending is called for interference with a field goal, the shooting team is awarded the points for the field goal as if it had been made. In high school and NCAA basketball, if goaltending is called on a free throw, the shooting team is awarded one point and a technical foul is called against the offending player.

Goaltending is commonly confused with the related violation of basket interference. Basket interference is like goaltending in that it involves interference with a field goal when it may still go through the basket; when the violation is made by the defending team, the shooting team is awarded points for the field goal as if it had been made.

For more information on goaltending in NCAA basketball, see the definition in Rule 4, Section 34 of the [http://www.ncaa.org/library/rules/2008/2008_m_w_basketball_rules.pdf 2008 NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball Rules] , and the penalties in Rule 9, Section 17. In the National Basketball Association rules, goaltending and basket interference are discussed together in [http://www.nba.com/analysis/rules_11.html?nav=ArticleList RULE NO. 11-BASKETBALL INTERFERENCE-GOALTENDING] .


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • goaltending — [gōl′ten΄diŋ] n. 1. Basketball the illegal touching of a shot after it has begun its downward flight toward the basket or the touching of a free throw at any point in its course 2. Hockey Lacrosse the act of guarding a goal, as a goalkeeper does …   English World dictionary

  • Goaltending — Nur in der grünen Flugphase ist es erlaubt den Ball zu blocken, danach wäre es Goaltending. Goaltending ist ein Begriff aus dem Basketball. Er bezeichnet das Beeinflussen der Flugbahn eines Korbwurfes durch einen Verteidiger, nachdem der Ball den …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • goaltending — noun Date: 1968 1. the act of guarding a goal (as in hockey) 2. a violation in basketball that involves touching or deflecting a ball that is on its downward path toward the basket or on or within the rim of the basket …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • goaltending — /gohl ten ding/, n. 1. goalkeeping. 2. Basketball. any of several violations that prevent a goal from being scored, occurring when a player interferes with a shot by touching the ball on its downward flight to the basket or while it is over, on,… …   Universalium

  • goaltending — noun A violation which occurs when a player interferes with the movement of the ball toward the basket …   Wiktionary

  • goaltending — goal|tend|ing [ goul,tendıŋ ] noun uncount AMERICAN 1. ) GOALKEEPING 2. ) the action of reaching above the goal in a game of basketball to stop the ball from going in, which is not allowed …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • goaltending — goal•tend•ing [[t]ˈgoʊlˌtɛn dɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) spo the act of defending the goal in sports 2) spo (in basketball) the illegal deflecting of the ball on its downward path toward the basket or while it is on the rim • Etymology: 1935–40 …   From formal English to slang

  • goaltending — ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: goal (I) + tending, from gerund of tend (I) 1. : the act of guarding a goal (as in hockey) 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ice hockey goaltending equipment — In ice hockey, the goaltender wears specialized goaltending equipment to protect him from the impact of the puck and assist him in making saves.Most modern goaltending equipment is made from the same basic materials: hydrophobic synthetic leather …   Wikipedia

  • Goaltender — This article is about the position in ice hockey. For the similar position in field lacrosse, see Goaltender (field lacrosse). For similar positions in other sports, see goalkeeper. For the basketball foul, see goaltending. Goalie Roberto Luongo… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”