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Originally posted by OverAndBack
rainmaker, thanks for the tips on over and back. I'll try that next time. And I know you have to be all the way over before you can be over and back, right? So a player who comes partway across the line, but never gets both feet over, and then moves to the left or right and has the ball and/or a foot on either side of the line hasn't committed a violation?
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Four things for backcourt violation
1. Team A control
2. Ball has achieved frontcourt status (see below)
3. Team A last to touch before ball goes into backcourt
4. Team A first to touch after ball goes into backcourt
The most complicated thing about this is determining when the ball has achieved frontcourt status. If the ball touches the floor in the frontcourt or any player in the frontcourt, it has frontcourt status (A player has frontcourt status when he or she has no body parts touching in the back court) (except in the exception I'll tell in a minute). Once the ball attains frontcourt status in one of these ways, then it always has frontcourt status even when it is in the air on a pass or fumble. The only exception to these is that if a player is dribbling from back court to front court, the ball does not have frontcourt status until both of the dribblers feet and the ball have all touched in the frontcourt one right after the other with none of those three touching in backcourt in between. And remember that the line is in the backcourt. And remember that none of this applies on a throw - in until the ball is under player control. And none applies after a shot goes up until the ball is under player control.
Now, isn't that simple?!?
And be sure to keep reading this thread, because I've undoubtedly missed something important, and someone will have to correct me. At least, I hope someone corrects me!
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Originally posted by OverAndBack
I knew about the other scenario, where a player who was in backcourt comes over and takes a pass. You're considered to have achieved possession on the side of the court where your feet left the floor. Had that happen in high school when I played.
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Easy way to remember:
You are where you were till you get where you're going.
[Edited by rainmaker on Feb 9th, 2004 at 03:02 PM]