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Originally Posted by xyrph
I teach my players that to establish frontcourt, the ball handler has to cross the half court line with both feet touching the frontcourt AND the ball must touch the frontcourt as well.
In this play, it looks like both feet cross the line... but the ball never touches the frontcourt.
Is this a backcourt violation?
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No, it wasn't a backcourt violation. When I see incorrect calls I try to figure out what may have caused it. In this case, as Billy stated, it is an odd looking play that officials are not used to seeing. We rarely see somebody dribbling backwards while crossing the division line.
Also a caveat in regards to your statement to your players. The ball only has to touch the front court if the ball handler is still dribbling.
Example: Dribbler straddles division, picks up dribble, then picks up foot that's in the back court. Ball-handler now has front court status even though they only have one foot in the front court and the ball never touched the front court.
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