If a stopped ball is passed from 5 rod to 3 rod - it is still illegal even if deflect off opposing 5 rod. There is no active possession. It is not a stretch to apply same logic that deflects off man and hits wall.
The rules also deal with this situation -- it's called an "indirect-pass" (not sure why the rules use the hyphen here). Stretch or not, what I'm really looking for here is a definitive *ruling*. Are there any active referees reading this? How do you rule in this case? Do you start the wall count at 1 or 0? On what basis do you make this determination?
If this forum is not the proper place to get a definitive interpretation of the rules, where does one go for that?
Hi. This is one of those ones that, in my opinion, the reffing practice differs from the rules. You've analyzed it all correctly, e.g., that active possession begins when you can reach the ball. I think the rule should be changed to reference controlled possession instead of active possession. That first bounce off the wall doesn't count if you haven't first brought the ball into control. P.S. I'm not a ref. As to where to go to get answers, your best bet is to seek out certified refs at tournaments, and the full formal route is to "request an interpretation from the ITSF Rules Commission". I'm not sure how to do that though. :-)
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