Typically you'll see this when a player tries to receive a pass, he will not make a clean catch. He fumbles the ball trying to catch it, the ball hits his hands then the ball drops to the floor and he picks it up. However, this is not restricted to the player fumbling trying to catch the ball. He may catch the ball and for some reason while holding the ball all of sudden he fumbles the ball(judgement call be the official) and he picks it up. Even if the ball bounces several feet away he can go get it. So far everything above is the FUMBLE. Now he can dribble. He dribbles, then tries to pick up his dribble, touches the ball with both hands(does not gain possition) and fumbles the ball. Even if the ball bounces away he can go get it. This is fumble, dribble, fumble. All of the above is legal. Now, dribble, fumble, dribble(illegal). Just like the beginning he can fumble, dribble, fumble and gain possition. Now he fumbles again, if he is the first to touch the ball again, this is a violation. And so you have Dribble, fumble, dribble. Most of the time I see kids fumble the ball trying the catch a pass and think they can't dribble.
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