Palming: A foul where the offensive player controlling the ball moves his hand under the ball, essentially carrying it.
Palming: See Carrying the Ball
Pass: When one player throws the ball to another player.
Palming - a violation committed by a dribbler that involves placing the dribbling hand under the ball and momentarily holding or carrying it while dribbling.
Pass - an intentional throw to a teammate.
Palming
A violation in which a player moves his hand under the ball and scoops it while dribbling. Also: carrying the ball.
Pass ...
Palming: See carrying the ball.
Pass fake: See ball fake.
Passing lane: An imaginary line from the player with the ball to a teammate. If a defender is in the way, the passing lane is closed.
There are many signs of faulty ball handling: dropping passes; spraining and jamming fingers; palming the ball; rebounding poorly, shooting poorly. I can't overemphasize the importance of working on this skill daily.
As he gets down across the half court and approaches the top of the key he begins to go into a series of herky-jerky dribble moves probably either palming and or caring the ball a good half dozen times during his routine.
Also known as "carrying," palming is a rarely called offensive violation. It is when you are dribbling and take more than one step while the ball is in your hand.
It can be prevented by dribbling the ball at the waist or below.
Carrying - You may not dribble the ball with both hands at once or turn the ball over in your hands. You'll be called for carrying if you do. This is also called "palming".
Once a player stops dribbling the ball and holds it, the player normally must either pass it to another player or take a shot; if the player dribbles and then holds the ball in any way (either grasping it with his hands or arms, or "palming" it, i.e.
 See also: Basket, Basketball, Five, Shooting, Post
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