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Originally Posted by rainmaker
What difference does it make how many citations there are? Why isn't one enough?
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.. and doesn't seem to be addressed in the rule itself. The citation mentions "
touched twice by A1's hand(s) during a dribble" yet the rule for when a dribble ends doesn't mention it.
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Art. 4... The dribble ends when:
a. The dribbler catches or causes the ball to come to rest in one or both hands.
b. The dribbler palms/carries the ball by allowing it to come to rest in one or both hands.
c. The dribbler simultaneously touches the ball with both hands.
d. An opponent bats (intentionally strikes the ball with the hand(s)) the ball.
e. The ball becomes dead.
NOTE: 1 It is not possible for a player to travel during a dribble.
NOTE: 2 A player is not dribbling while slapping the ball during a jump, when a pass rebounds from his/her hand, when he/she fumbles, or when he/she bats a rebound or pass away from other players who are attempting to get it. The player is not in control under these conditions.
NOTE: 3 It is a dribble when a player stands still and bounces the ball. It is not a dribble when a player stands still and holds the ball and touches it to the floor once or more than once.
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I guess I'm just surprised that this isn't covered specifically in the rules book, but rather is used to discuss a play with batting the ball up, etc. and not specifically addressing whether a player can touch the ball twice during a more common dribble situation.