Traveling?

[rainmaker]

Originally posted by williebfree
From what I understand how you presented this play, it is NOT traveling. Original Player lost control as the defender batted it away. With the new posession, the "original" ballhandler has a new dribble.

What rules does your league use? NFHS, NCAA, other???


Helpful hint....
Offense is usually identified as "A", i.e. A1, A2, A3, etc...
Defense is usually identified as "B", i.e. B1, B2, B3, etc...

Your situation would be...
A1 had the ball batted away by B1. The ball bounced off A2 and then was recovered by A1. At this point, A1 has the option to dribble, shoot or pass.

Also note that

(1) even if the ball had not been batted away by B1, and only went from A1 to A2 to A1 again, A1 still gets a new dribble.

(2) A1 can bounce the ball off of any other player and get a new dribble. Can't bounce it off the ref and get a new dribble, as the ref is "part of the floor".

(3) If you are striving to do your best reffing every time you work, you are to be congratulated for finding this board. It will be the most useful tool in your kit.