[quote]Originally posted by SportsPlayByPlay on 11-15-1999 05:08 PM
Looking at all the findings, here is what I believe to be the right call:
The question reads:
A-1 in his frontcourt and closely guarded by B-1, attempts a pass to his teammate near the division line. A-1's pass is deflected by B-1 and takes a high bounce
toward the backcourt. A-2 runs into the backcourt and catches the ball before it strikes the floor in the backcourt. Official rules this a backcourt violation. Is the
official correct?
Yes. Team A never lost team control of the ball, and therefore would be assessed a backcourt violation.
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Zachary --
Team control is only one of the four elements required for a backcourt violation. The others are:
2) Ball in ront court (yes, we had that)
3) Last to touch in front court (no, we didn't have that -- B was the last to touch).
4) First to touch in back court (yes, we had that).
All four must apply. Since they didn't (number three was not true), there was no violation. The official was wrong.
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