Here's a good one to think about

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"and another is the player receiving a pass;; muffed pass that bounces on floor, player controls ball, then begins dribble. Coaches and fans love this no call."

Well, yes. A 'muffed' pass that bounces on floor. But the last Varsity boys game I watched had this play: Player leaves his feet slightly, reaches up and catches pass above his head with two hands, on the way down, and in a continuous sweeping motion, he sends it straight down to the floor. Ball bounces straight up, and is caught, controlled, held again with two hands. I guess I understand that to be a dribble. It was controlled to the point where two hands sent it to the floor in just the right way as to allow the same player to gather it back again with two hands. The players next dribble was the violation, I thought, but Ref had a no call.

IMHO I have seen this one missed too frequently, but I would sure like to hear some guidelines from the experienced guys on this board. Does one hand vs two hands make a diference?

Is it pure judgment about 'control' of the ball as it is batted to the floor?

Thanks.