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Old Tue Jan 20, 2009, 02:49pm
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Originally Posted by BillyMac View Post
The closely guarded rule is in effect in frontcourt only, when a defender is within six feet of the ball handler. Up to three separate five-second counts may occur on the same ball handler, holding, dribbling, and holding. The count continues even if defenders switch. The five-second count ends when a dribbler gets his or her head and shoulders ahead of the defender.
Overkill? I always thought you get to five and blow your whistle

Last edited by fullor30; Tue Jan 20, 2009 at 02:54pm.
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