[JetMetFan]

Originally Posted by johnny d

Can you show me where this is located in the rules book or case book?

Sorry. For NCAAW it's in Appendix III of the rule book. I should have said "guidelines."

Post Play
a. Definition. A post player is defined in Rule 4-54 as any offensive or defensive player in the lane area with or without the ball with her back to the basket. The lane area includes the three-second lane (See Rule 4-69) and approximately three feet just outside the lane. An offensive post player becomes a ball handler when, while in the lane area, she turns and faces the basket with the ball or moves completely outside the lane area with the ball.

b. Legal activity. It is legal for a defensive player to place one or two body parts (hands or arm-bars) on the offensive post player provided no holding, displacing or illegal contact occurs. Legal contact occurs when offensive and defensive players are touching and both are maintaining a legally established position. However, when any legal contact occurs between post players to maintain a position, an official’s awareness should be heightened and he/she should be prepared to make a foul call when the contact becomes illegal.

c. Illegal contact. A foul shall be called when:
1. A legally established arm-bar is extended and displaces an opponent.
2. Displacement occurs from a locked and/or extended elbow.
3. A leg or knee is used in the rear of an opponent to hold or displace.
4. An offensive post player “backs-down” and displaces the defender once
that defender has established a legal guarding position.
5. The offensive post player holds, hooks or displaces the leg or body of the defender.
6. An opponent is displaced from a legally established or obtained position.

Ball Handler or Dribbler
a. Definition. A ball handler or dribbler is any player with player control (holding or dribbling) outside the lane area, either facing or with her back to the basket. An arm-bar is contact with the forearm that is away from the body.
b. Legal activity. The following are examples of legal activity:
1. A one hand “measure up” by the defense. This means, one hand (front or back of the hand) contacting the ball-handler/dribbler and immediately removing that hand. Also known as a “hot stove” touch. This is the ONLY hand contact that is legal by the defense and is considered incidental.
2. When a dribbler makes a move past a defender, and the defender’s arm, which is against her own body, makes incidental contact with the dribbler. Bodies may momentarily touch as long as there is no displacement.