Bruce, I'd say it is an exception to what Todd said earlier. The player may have jumped from backcourt and caught the ball in the air and then landed with his first foot in front and the second foot in backcourt and never had both feet planted in frontcourt. Todd said that to have froncourt status, a player must have both feet in front. With that in mind, it does qualify as an exception to the rule and my question now is: are there any other exceptions to the rule---besides the throwin exceptions?
Ralph
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(Hmm... how do you quote on this board?)
Anyway, if Todd said that "two feet are required to be in front court", then he is wrong. All that is required is one foot (or other body part), and nothing in the backcourt (except for the dribbling exception).
So, if A2 leaps into the air from the backcourt to catch a pass from the backcourt and lands on one foot in the front court, the ball now is in the front court. If A2 puts his other foot down in the back court, it is a violation.
In the same scenario, but on a throw-in pass, there would be no violation. That's exception 1 to rule 9-9.
Hope that helps.
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