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Originally Posted by JRutledge
The handchecking rules are particular and still have a judgment element to them. Because there are people that think anytime a hand touches a dribbler that is a foul. That is not how the rule is written.
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Judgment does have a role, but multiple points of emphases and a recent rule language change, have taken away some of that judgment.
A single, momentary "hot stove" touch with one hand? Legal. Single, momentary, touch, and one hand.
Everything else? See 10-7-12 and adjudicate based on what your state, local area, and assigner, want.
10-7-12: The following acts constitute a foul when committed against a ball handler/dribbler. A player becomes a ball handler when he/she receives the ball. This would include a player in a post position.
a. Placing two hands on the player.
b. Placing an extended arm bar on the player.
c. Placing and keeping a hand on the player.
d. Contacting the player more than once with the same hand or alternating hands.
My local interpreter and assigner want these "touch" fouls called.
As usual, when in Rome ...