Illegal Dribble Scenarios

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

In situations like this, is a player entitled to get a binding answer to, "Sir, may I dribble?"

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

But I mean in response to a direct question. Not whether they should, but whether it's legal, since as we've seen here the answer doesn't always come easy.

The official's answer (right or wrong) is what it is. No official is going to overrule himself, nor is an official going to lie to a child.



A few times every season, even in varsity games, a player will ask me (before I get a chance to tell him), "Can I run the endline?", and I always answer truthfully.

And I don't believe that this is a form of coaching.