One hand or two hands

[Smitty]

Originally posted by zanzibar
I wanted to start a new thread on a specific play about a topic we have been discussing. A1 is holding the ball tightly with 1 hand. He is able to do this by using his forearm, bicep, and chest to aid his hand to firmly hold the ball. A1 is standing on the floor.
B1 gets 1 hand on the ball so firmly that control cannot be obtained without undue roughness. Is this a held ball or do both players have to have 2 hands on the ball? I think held ball.

Definitely a held ball. But this is not the same as the other thread's discussions. In your case, the player with the ball is clutching the ball with his arm tightly. The defender would have to use hand plus forearm at the very least to be able to clutch the ball in such a fashion that the offensive player couldn't pull the ball away. The other threads only referred to a hand touching the ball, not clutching the ball with hand and arm. See the difference?