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Originally posted by ysong
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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
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Originally posted by ysong
When two players compete for a rebound (or a pass), one of the players barely reaches the ball and bats it up to the air again. the two players then jump for the second time. That same player reaches the ball again and bats it slightly away from the other player. realizing his height advantage, this player jumps and bats the ball the third time toward a more favorable spot in a very controlled fashion, while his competitors in the vicinity give up and watch his solo play.
Are all those repeated batting legal moves? when does the batting stop being legal, even with defenders in the vicinity?
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Repeatedly batting the ball is legal. As soon as the ball comes to rest in the player's hand(s) while batting it, the player has now established player control, and is subsequently governed by the applicable rules, such as travelling. The rule of thumb is that you can't travel without having player control of the ball at the same time- i.e holding it.
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Thanks for answering my questions.
The NCAA rule 4-13-4(e) states that "There shall be no team control during:
the period that follows any of these acts (a-d) while the ball is being batted (from the vicinity of other players) in an attempt to secure control;"
What if a really tall player repeatedly bat the ball without meaningful contests from opponents, so he can bat the ball to anywhere he wants then bat it again before the ball touch the floor or anyone else, does he in fact "in control" the ball even though without holding or dribbling it? Can his controlled batting be considered "self-passing" or even illegal dribbling? Think of it, he can keep batting the ball while run down the full court (assume there are always some opponents around his vicinity). What rule can we apply to stop him?
Thanks.
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How we "stop him" is simple: his coach will eventually jump off the bench and yell at him to stop f***ing around, which will startle him into actually grabbing the ball, at which point the coach will call time & sub him out of the game.
That's how we "stop him".