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Originally Posted by just another ref
The rule reads ".....pivot foot may not be lifted before the ball is released to start a dribble."
It is judgment about whether it is a dribble or could be a pass.
Definition of a dribble says ".....a player in control....pushes the ball to the floor once or several times."
By definition it is not necessary for the player to touch the ball again.
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Disagree. By definition of a "pass", you are wrong imo.
The definition of a "pass" under rule 4-31 is met if the player
doesn't touch the ball again after first pushing it to the floor and a teammate is the next player to touch it.
It is a judgment call, but if you lay off the whistle to see the play develop, the play calls itself. Player who pushed the ball to the floor touches it first again----> dribble. Player pushes it to the floor and a teammate touches it first----> pass.
Would you automatically call a bounce pass to a teammate a dribble?