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Originally posted by Hawks Coach I should also add that a players clear ability to control the direction and speed of a tap does not equal player control. Taps are not control. Holding and dribbling are.
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There is one other clear case of control, and that is "passing" the ball to yourself.
If you throw the ball to yourself while moving your pivot, then that is a travel; we all agree on that.
If you lost control while that "self-pass" was in the air, then you could tap that "loose" ball to yourself without traveling. So, the ball does not have to be in contact with your body in order for it to be in your control.
The ball only needs to be within your sphere of influence, and either stationary or moving at your command, and returning to you.
BTW, the "air dribble" according to the NFHS Handbook is a tapping just above the fingers, not a tossing.
And, the reason we don't see it anymore is because it is traveling. The ball is being dribbled in the air; no "control" as you define it exists, yet it is traveling.