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Old Sat Jan 18, 2014, 10:37am
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Originally Posted by Rob1968 View Post
What if the ball has bounced in the frontcourt, and A1 jumps from his/her frontcourt, and catches the ball between it's bounces, and then A1 lands in the backcourt? (I have a colleague who insists that this would be a backcourt violation.)
Tell your colleague to read NFHS 9-9-3. The ball being in the air or bouncing has nothing to do with it. It's the human. If the defender is airborne when (s)he catches the ball the play you're describing is legal.
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