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Originally posted by mick
Dribbler, W4, picks up dribble and starts to pass.
Ball slips from her hands when she tries to hold up and bounces 4' away from her.
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Fine so far...dribble has ended.
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She's the first one to the ball and bats the ball to the floor with one hand and recovers the ball.
Now what?
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She
may have just violated with an illegal (double) dribble. I say
may because the bat could be an attempt to gain control or it may be a controlled bat and thus a new dribble. The would be a judgement that could only be made if I were the official on the floor.
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Can she do anything else other than watch the ball right in front of her?
mick
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Any player can always pick up a loose ball. Even if she had started the passing motion, as someone else said, she could still get the ball. A fumble is a fumble...the ball was accidently dropped/released from her grasp. The rule doesn't make any distinction on what was being attempted at the time of the fumble.