I agree that this doesn't make any sense!!
I think it should be a violation in both cases--I think it is just an exception so that officials/players have one less thing to think about during a throw-in.
***Think about this:
If A1 jumps from front court, catches, and lands in backcourt, it is not a violation and he can then pass to A2 in backcourt! What sense does it make to say that if he gets rid of it while in the air, and it is caught by A2 in backcourt, it is a violation? If he just held on a little longer until he landed, then it wouldn't be! This seems very incosistent. Am I missing something here?***
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