[mick]

Originally posted by huskyz
Had my first Varsity action of the season last night. Girls 'jamboree', eight teams, 4 halves.

Most of the ball wasn't too bad, but one thing came up that I thought I would post.

Girl from Team A is driving to the basket and turns to pass, girl from Team B swats the pass away and against the backboard. She then catches the ball off of the backboard, turns, and starts dribbling down the court.

There was no call made, but got me thinkin' later about the possibility of an illegal dribble. I know that the rule book says that throwing the ball against the opponents backboard constitutes the beginning of a dribble. I don't think that the blocking of the pass is the same as 'throwing' the ball against the backboard, but figured it would bring some discussion.

Same situation, but instead of the ball going off of the backboard, the girl from Team B hits it right to the floor, catches, it, then dribbles.

The "swatting of the ball" (batting) does not constitute player control.

REF: See Rule and Case book information regarding player control and team control.