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Originally posted by Lotto
The "four points" idea that's been quote in this forum many times has helped me immensely:
Team A has control
Ball has front court status
Team A last to touch in frontcourt
Team A first to touch in backcourt
equals backcourt violation. Note that Team A does not have to have possession in the front court! For example, A1 in the backcourt passes towards A2, who is also in the backcourt. A3, who is in the frontcourt, reaches into the backcourt and grazes the ball as it goes by. As soon as A2 touches the ball, backcourt violation.
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Actually, Lotto, Team A doesn't even have to touch the ball in their frontcourt in some wacky situations.
If you are going to use this four points system, then you must be precise. Your third part needs to read "Team A last to touch before backcourt."
The reason for this is the second part of the backcourt rule. 9-9-2 Example, A1 is holding the ball in his backcourt near the division line, when he spins the ball forward. It hits the floor in the frontcourt and due to the spin, rebounds back to A1 who has not moved. When A1 catches the ball that is a backcourt violation.