Nice meeting you, Malcolm. From now on, I can get FIBA education, how nice!
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Originally posted by Malcolm Tucker
Guys
I am a FIBA official doing mainly education these days.
You have to get back to the philosophy of the game and realise that rules are there so the game is played fairly and no one gains an unfair advantage and of course to make the game exciting.
Now the falling down applies mostly at a time when the player is receiving the ball and is off balance and falls to the ground. This gives no advantage but certainly a great disadvantage. Now if the player rolls or slides then they are causing the opposition a disadvantage in attempting to secure the ball. Otherwise the interpretation appears to be the same as yours.
A player can start a dribble whilst on the floor and then stand up.
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Sun Apr 25, 2004, 10:24pm
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