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Old Sun Jan 03, 2010, 02:29pm
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Originally Posted by cford View Post
Can a player while sitting on the floor holding the ball, lay down on his/her back? (Basically the opposite of the legal play where the player laying down sits up...4.44.5b)

I can't think of any reason that would make this illegal.
Section 44 TRAVELING
ART. 5 . . .
A player holding the ball:
a. May not touch the floor with a knee or any other part of the body other than
hand or foot.

I think Rule 44-5-a shows that a player (though sitting) holding the ball and then touching the player's back (not hand or foot) to the floor is a violation.
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