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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
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Originally posted by fonzzy07
So by following this new rule if A1 has the ball in the front court, B1 tips it back off A1's leg and it goes back court as soon as any A memeber touches it, it is over and back?
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New rule? New about 70 years ago..... 
Yes, it's a backcourt violation. An A player was the last to touch it in the frontcourt...and an A player was the first to touch it in the backcourt.
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70 years ago, JR was consulted about the philosophies to the game this rule would have.
I believe the controversial part was A's intent. One version was if A intended the ball to go back to the BC, and was the first to touch it, it is a violation. If there was no intent, no violation. The other flavour was taking out the intent, making it the rule we know now.