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Originally posted by ChuckElias
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However, if that player does anything other than what is permitted by Rule 9-11.6, that player
has caused the ball to go into the backcourt when either he or a teammate are the first to touch
the ball (Interpretation: NCAA memorandum, December 10, 2003, page 8).
Example: Player throws a pass which is first touched by a teammate in the backcourt.
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A2 jumps from his frontcourt and secures control of A1's throw-in pass while airborne. A2 then lands with one or both feet in the backcourt. So far, he's fine.
Is the bold "Example" above saying that if A2 now passes to A3 who is also in the backcourt, this is a violation? Or, as I think is more likely, if A2 secures the ball while airborne and then (before landing in the backcourt) passes to A3 in the backcourt, then this is a violation?
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There used to be an NCAA interp / rule that a player catching the throw-in pass in the air could pass the ball (before landing) to a player in the back-court and this would be legal.
I think this was taken out when the rule books were rewritten about 5 years ago. Some organizations have written since then that the NCAA rule and the FED rule are still different -- the interp makes it clear that they are the same, imho.
(and, I edited my original post to add the correct point #2 -- apparently I was having a little trouble with the cut-and-paste this morning.)