[ChuckElias]

Rook, the height of the ball is irrelevant. There is no violation anywhere in the NCAA or HS rulebooks that says how high the ball can bounce on a dribble. So forget about bouncing above the waist.

Second, if A1 "swipes and misses" the ball, then the dribble has not ended. And it's not possible to travel during a dribble -- no matter how lousy the dribble. So forget about the 3 steps. (In fact, just forget about the number of steps altogether. Concentrate on finding the pivot foot instead.)

So it sounds to me like A1 had a crappy dribble, but picked it up and then passed. I got nothing, from your description.

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