I was reffing a Girls Varsity game last night and the following 2 scenarios took place. My partner called violations but I thought they both were legal plays. After the game I talked to him about the plays and said I would try to get the applicable rules and cases for him.
What rule/case do we have for:
Scenario #1: Player A1 is dribbling ball in front court. She attempts a drop off pass where she slightly taps the ball to another player A2. Unfortunately A1 and A2 or not on the same page and A1 has to retrieve the pass/fumble and continued to dribble. Note she never picked the ball up at any time.
Partner stops play and calls a double dribble (because "she attempted a pass" his words)
Scenario #2: Team A is has a throw-in underneath the basket in the front court. A1 throws a high pass to A2 who jumps in the air and touches the ball but it continues past her into the backcourt. A2 runs into the backcourt to get it. Before A2 touches the ball Coach A says "once you touch it, its backcourt". I am the Trail and run back with A2. A2 then begins to dribble the loose ball. I hold my whistle because I am thinking to myself team control was not established until A2 started dribbling, my partner calls a backcourt violation from the other side of the division line. No one complained but I felt that was not the right call.
I have looked through the Rule and Case this morning and couldn't find anything specific to these....but I'm sure my research was lacking.
Can the brothers help me out?
