Dennis,
Your D1 buddies probably never have had the occasion for this scenario in the first place. In D1, someone from one of the teams is going to be on the ball RIGHT NOW.
That being said, by rule (and the specific rules were correctly referenced above) the 10 second count begins when the ball is in Team Control in the backcourt -- whether anyone is touching the ball or not.
What do you do if B1 bats the ball to backcourt, where it rolls to a stop, and no one goes to get it? Stand and do nothing until the quarter runs out? I don't think so.
Scenario: Team A inbounds and A1 brings the ball up near midcourt (still in Backcourt) and is pressured by B1.
What if B1, near halfcourt and in the backcourt, knocks the ball away from A1 and it rolls back toward the endline? You had your 10-count going, and you continue your 10-count. A1 must go get the ball and get it into the froncourt before you get to 10.
You'll say it is a different situation, but it is not. A team in control (which Team A is in BOTH scenarios) has 10 seconds to get the ball into the frontcourt.
dk
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