If a player is disqualified for throwing the ball against the head of the goalkeeper when he is not moving , what is it called ?
A player throwing the ball after the catch of an " in - play " ball will be " open " when : The ball is caught by another player before it hits the ground The thrown ball does not hit the wall on the fly ( see note on " chink " below ) The thrown ball misses , or never reaches the wall A ball that simultaneously hits the wall and the ground at the same time ( also sometimes called a " chink " ) is legal , and the throwing player is not open .