Make The Call Ref: Foul or Incidental ?

Team control exists: When a player of the team is in control (a player is in control when holding or dribbling a live ball). When a live ball is being passed among teammates. During an interrupted dribble. When the ball is at the disposal of a player for a throw-in. Team control is lost when one of the following occur: The ball is in flight during a try or tap for goal.

An opponent secures control (must hold or dribble a live ball). The ball becomes dead (a held ball occurs, a player-control foul or team-control foul occurs, an official’s whistle is blown, time expires at the end of a quarter or extra period, a foul other than a player-control or team control foul occurs.

The ball does not become dead until the try or tap ends or an airborne shooter returns to the court; and when a player-control or team-control foul occurs, the ball does not become dead). Once the ball is loose, the team that last had control is in team control (unless on a try or tap for goal). Therefore, most of the loose-ball scenarios we see in our games have the potential to involve team-control fouls.