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holding foul is an illegal use of hand foul

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The foul ''holding'' in Basketball is when you are guarding some player and lets say they get past you and you hold onto their jersey, shorts, hand, etc.

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When you hold the player with your arms/hands to prevent him from moving.

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A holding foul is called every time a player uses his hands to interfere with the opponent’s freedom of movement. It is also a holding foul if you purposely step on an opponent’s feet.

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