Seven Basketball Rules Myths
Seven Basketball Rules Myths A defensive player must be stationary to take a charge. Reality: Once a defensive player has obtained a legal guarding position, the defensive player may always move to maintain that guarding position and may even have one or both feet off the floor when contact occurs with the offensive player. Legal guarding position occurs when the defensive player has both feet on the floor and is facing the opponent. This applies to a defensive player who is defending the dribble. A dribble that bounces above the dribbler's head is an illegal dribble violation . Reality: There is no restriction as to how high a player may bounce the ball, provided the ball does not come to rest in the player's hand. A player in the backcourt who dribbles the ball across the midcourt line may not dribble it back into the backcourt. Reality: The ball and BOTH feet must be entirely in the front court to be deemed in the frontcourt. The line is considered in the backcourt. So unt...