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Originally Posted by ZEBRA
I believe that once the ball bounces in the front court it gains front court status again.
What do you guys think?
Carl
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I think you are right that the ball does gain front court status again.... BUT .... it's still a violation. The problem is not where the ball "is," but where the ball "has been" and the sequence of touching.
9.1.1 doesn't say that the ball has to stay in the backcourt.
Here are the variables in the rule:
a. ball was in control of the team AND
b. ball achieved front court status AND
c. a player of the team in control was the LAST to touch the ball before it went into the backcourt AND
d. the same player or a teammate of that player was the FIRST to touch the ball after it went into the backcourt
If each variable is true,, then it is a backcourt violation. I believe the OP meets the definition quite clearly.