A typical example of Indipandititis. The affected player has missed the ball by a foot, even though the "long barrier" technique is excellent.

Originally believed to be a variant of No Hands Ephemeritis, the condition known as Indipandititis, is now widely accepted as a quite distinct ailment, although the two are frequently confused.

Whilst No Hands Ephemeritis is caused by the brain's affect on hand to eye coordination, in the case of Indipandititis, it is timing that is affected. An affected fielder will tend to arrive at his perceived ideal position for fielding a ball only to discover that the ball has already deviated in it's expected path, sometimes by several feet. The fielder will almost always over run the ball in his attempts to pick it up whilst running, resulting in extra runs being given away.