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Originally posted by JeffTheRef
weakness in the language.
The hardest part of this rule, in my experience, is to distinguish between the situation when the player is "unable to control the ball and it drops to the floor" and when the defense deserves credit for having knocked the ball loose. It does tend to flash by . . .
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JeffThe Ref,
It is given that if the player
cannot release the ball, "Jump!"
RE: Releasing the ball:
...player is "unable to control the ball and it drops to the floor" could be the same thing as
defense deserves credit for having knocked the ball loose.
The important clarification is whether the release is voluntary or involuntary.
Did the elevated player release because he wanted to release it, or did the elevated player release the ball even though he didn't want to release it.
The voluntary release is a travel, while the involuntary release is "nothing, play on."
mick