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Originally Posted by bob jenkins
Of special interest (and NOT what I would have ruled):
SITUATION 9: Team A is making a throw-in near the division line in the team's frontcourt (Team B's backcourt). A1's throw-in is deflected by B1, who is applying direct pressure on A1. B2 jumps from his/her backcourt and catches the ball in the air. B2 lands with the first foot in the frontcourt and second foot in the backcourt. RULING: Backcourt violation on Team B. The throw-in ends with the deflection (legal touch) by B1. B2 gains possession/control and first lands in Team B's frontcourt and then steps in Team B's backcourt. The provision for making a normal landing only applies to the exceptions of a throw-in and a defensive player, and is only for the player making the initial touch on the ball. (9-9-1; 9-9-3)
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I feel the same way as you Bob. I would have considered B2 to be a defensive player, but clearly the NFHS does not.
EDIT: Actually, after reading the play closely, I realized that it doesn't matter. B2 is jumping from his
backcourt, not his frontcourt so he isn't covered by the text of 9-9-3, which specifies that the player "may legally jump from his/her
frontcourt..."
So really this interp tells us nothing new. I would have always called this a backcourt violation.