Is it Double Dribble?

[remargo]

a player is dribbling and stops his dribble. a team mate, seeing the need to help, puts both hands on the ball, for double possession.

can the first player resume dribbling?

we called this 'giving him back his dribble' when i played in high school and was legal.

issue is now as i am a coach and i use this with my 9 year olds; works well, but refs are questioning.

[Back In The Saddle]

Why not just have the ballhandler pass it to the other kid, and then pass it back. Just as effective, and no questions.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by remargo

a player is dribbling and stops his dribble. a team mate, seeing the need to help, puts both hands on the ball, for double possession.

can the first player resume dribbling?

we called this 'giving him back his dribble' when i played in high school and was legal.

Nope, that was never legal in high school. Ever.

The refs should be calling your kids for an illegal second dribble every time they try that. If they're not, you're lucky that you were assigned officials who don't know a very basic rule.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Nope, that was never legal in high school. Ever.

I agree, but I have always wondered about this play, so, citations please.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I agree, but I have always wondered about this play, so, citations please.

Billy, do you own a rule book? If so, look it up. It sureasheck is an easy one to find.

Lah me......

[remargo]

from Hicksports.com:

Double dribble - Formally known as "discontinued dribble"; the dribble ends when the dribbler catches the ball, holds it, or touches it with both hands simultaneously. Once the dribbling has stopped, the player cannot dribble again until after another player has touched the ball. (There is one exception: A player may stop dribbling, take a shot at the basket, and begin dribbling again after gaining the rebound.)

from NCAA Rules:
Art. 1. A player shall not dribble a second time after the player’s first dribble
has ended, unless the player subsequently loses control because of:
a. A try for field goal.
b. A bat by an opponent.
c. A pass or fumble that has then touched or been touched by another
player.


Neither seems to support this as illegal; and the first rule quote specifies it as legal.

[remargo]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

officials who don't know a very basic rule.

please elaborate on the rule you are refering to.

thanks.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by remargo

from Hicksports.com:

Double dribble - Formally known as "discontinued dribble"; the dribble ends when the dribbler catches the ball, holds it, or touches it with both hands simultaneously. Once the dribbling has stopped, the player cannot dribble again until after another player has touched the ball. (There is one exception: A player may stop dribbling, take a shot at the basket, and begin dribbling again after gaining the rebound.)

from NCAA Rules:
Art. 1. A player shall not dribble a second time after the player’s first dribble
has ended, unless the player subsequently loses control because of:
a. A try for field goal.
b. A bat by an opponent.
c. A pass or fumble that has then touched or been touched by another
player.


Neither seems to support this as illegal; and the first rule quote specifies it as legal.

Geeze.

Hicksport = totally irrelevant. Nice try.

NCAA rules. Much better.

a. Not a try
b. Not a bat by opponent
c. Not a pass or fumble

IOW illegal.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by remargo

from Hicksports.com:

Double dribble - Formally known as "discontinued dribble";

. . . and actually known as an illegal dribble. . .

Dan_ref was right to reference the NCAA rule that you posted, but I think the basic question at the beginning of this thread is answered by this part:

from NCAA Rules:
Art. 1. A player shall not dribble a second time after the player’s first dribble
has ended, unless the player subsequently loses control because of:

A teammate -- or an opponent, for that matter -- placing a hand on the ball does not cause a loss of control. So no second dribble is allowed. Notice that even if the ball is batted (intentionally struck with the hand(s) ) by an opponent, the player may not dribble again unless the bat causes the ball to come loose.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by remargo

please elaborate on the rule you are refering to.

Rule 9-5 in the NFHS rule book.

Your fanboy website is clueless. Do not depend on that site for anything related to actual rulings.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by remargo

from Hicksports.com:

1) Double dribble - Formally known as "discontinued dribble"; the dribble ends when the dribbler catches the ball, holds it, or touches it with both hands simultaneously.

2) Once the dribbling has stopped, the player cannot dribble again until after another player has touched the ball.

I'm not even gonna waste time time going to some goofazz know-nothing website, sooooooo

1) An "interrupted dribble" was formerly known as a "discontinued dribble". A "discontinued dribble" was never known as a "double dribble"(the generic term for an illegal second dribble). There are completely different rules covering "discontinued(interrupted) dribbles" and "double dribbles". One is legal; one isn't.

2) Once the dribble has stopped, the player cannot dribble again unless that player LOSES CONTROL because of:
(a) a try for field goal.
(b) a touch by an opponent
(c) a pass or fumble which has then touched, or been touched by, another player.
Note that the key words are "loses control". Player control is defined under the rules as holding or dribbling the ball. Merely touching the ball while a player is holding it does NOT cause that player to lose CONTROL, rules-wise. The ball has to LEAVE a player's hands before player control is lost. That's why it has ALWAYS been a violation if a player dribbles a second time as described in your original post.

Stoopid websites conveying completely wrong information re: rules really don't help us officials, podner. Don't take this the wrong way, but you'll be a much better coach if you'll learn the rules instead of propagating myths.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

. . . and actually known as an illegal dribble. . .

Before your time, Skippy.....interrupted dribbles were known as discontinued dribbles. For a year or two, the FEd actually made discontinued(interrupted) dribbles illegal. They got rid of that one in a hurry.

[remargo]

We are not talking about touching the ball when it is held.

TWO HANDS ON THE BALL, AND DUAL POSSESSION.

[remargo]

We are not talking about touching the ball when it is held.

TWO HANDS ON THE BALL, AND DUAL POSSESSION.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by remargo

We are not talking about touching the ball when it is held.

TWO HANDS ON THE BALL, AND DUAL POSSESSION.

No offense, remargo, but you ARE missing it completely. You can't dribble again unless there is a loss of control. Read the rule again, which you yourself posted above.

Art. 1. A player shall not dribble a second time after the player’s first dribble
has ended, unless the player subsequently loses control because of:

Dual control is not loss of control.