IAABO question #17
 

During A-1's interrupted dribble, A-1 commits a common foul on B-1. The official rules a team control foul. Is the official correct?

My answer was no. The exam answer answer is yes. 4-15 6b, 4-12-3 and 4-19-7. Is the exam answer wrong or is this the correct answer. I know you can't have a player control foul during an interrupted dribble but can you have a team control?

The correct answer is yes. There is both PC and TC while A1 is dribbling the ball. The only thing that changes during an interrupted dribble is that there is no longer PC. See NFHS R4-S12-A2.

MTD, Sr.

How does team control end?

1) An opponent gains control;
2) A try for goal is released; or
3) The ball becomes dead.

That's it. That's the list.

Since none of those things happened during the interrupted dribble, team control continues. So when A1 commits a common foul, it is a team control foul.

What Scrapper said. You have to know what terminates TC, it's very important.

During an interrupted dribble team control still exists but not player control. Team A will remain in control of the ball until team B gains control or the ball is dead.

The team control concept can be difficult for coaches sometimes, too. A related example is a ten second count I had last night. While trying to bring the ball up court, A1 lost control of the ball after B1 deflected it away. A2 recovered, but the ten second count continued because team B had not secured control. What scrapper said about loss of team control is a good concept to have etched into your mind. The coach was hollering about what the clock said at the time of the deflection, but my count of ten was much more accurate than his count of 6.