passing to yourself

[SamIAm]

Originally Posted by cmathews

I would use 4-45-3 & 4, as well as 4-31. 4-45 deals with traveling defining it as not lifting and placing back down the pivot before releasing the ball for a pass or try for goal. 4-43 defines a pass as to another player. Since what the player did does not meet the definition of a pass or a try, moving the pivot foot is traveling. 9-5-3 deals with illegal dribbles and I don't think this meets the definition of a dribble. However the important thing is to get it blown dead.... edited to correct the rules reference

Right on the important thing part. However, the only way to travel without the ball is to secure the ball while not standing, release the ball, then re-secure the ball after standing, without anyone else having touched the ball during this process. (There has to be a shorter way to write that.)

I called the OP an illegal dribble, it is actually an illegal start of a dribble.
(I am going by memory, correct if needed.)