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Old Mon Nov 23, 2015, 11:35am
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backcourt question from Rulebox

A–1, who has the ball in the frontcourt passes the ball toward A–2. B–2 bats the ball to the floor in A’s frontcourt so it bounces toward the backcourt. A–1 runs into A’s backcourt and catches the ball before it strikes the floor.

The official rules this a backcourt violation. Is the official correct?
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Old Mon Nov 23, 2015, 11:47am
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By rule (no) or by NFHS interpretation (yes)?

2007-08 interps
SITUATION 10: A1, in the team's frontcourt, passes to A2, also in the team's frontcourt. B1 deflects the ball toward Team A's backcourt. The ball bounces only in Team A's frontcourt before crossing the division line. While the ball is still in the air over Team A's backcourt, but never having touched in Team A's backcourt, A2 gains possession of the ball while standing in Team A's backcourt. RULING: Backcourt violation on Team A. Team A was still in team control and caused the ball to have backcourt status. Had A2 permitted the ball to bounce in the backcourt after having been deflected by B1, there would have been no backcourt violation. (4-4-1; 4-4-3; 9-9-1)

The bolded portion is what causes issues because the rule book doesn't state that "causing the ball to have backcourt status" is a violation.
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Old Mon Nov 23, 2015, 12:45pm
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yes - the ball does not gain backcourt status until it touches the backcourt or a player with backcourt status touches it. Since the ball gained backcourt status as a result of a1 catching the ball in the backcourt, it is a backcourt violation.

Had the ball touched the floor in backcourt and then is caught by a1, it would not be a backcourt status since b was the last to touch the ball prior to the ball gaining backcourt status.
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Old Mon Nov 23, 2015, 01:09pm
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Old Mon Nov 23, 2015, 01:11pm
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To have a violation, A has to be last to touch in frontcourt and first to touch in backcourt.
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Old Mon Nov 23, 2015, 01:20pm
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To have a violation, A has to be last to touch in frontcourt and first to touch in backcourt.
Ah, that's right! My mistake.
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By rule (no) or by NFHS interpretation (yes)?

2007-08 interps
SITUATION 10: A1, in the team's frontcourt, passes to A2, also in the team's frontcourt. B1 deflects the ball toward Team A's backcourt. The ball bounces only in Team A's frontcourt before crossing the division line. While the ball is still in the air over Team A's backcourt, but never having touched in Team A's backcourt, A2 gains possession of the ball while standing in Team A's backcourt. RULING: Backcourt violation on Team A. Team A was still in team control and caused the ball to have backcourt status. Had A2 permitted the ball to bounce in the backcourt after having been deflected by B1, there would have been no backcourt violation. (4-4-1; 4-4-3; 9-9-1)

The bolded portion is what causes issues because the rule book doesn't state that "causing the ball to have backcourt status" is a violation.
Does anyone have anything that contradicts this Interp? If not, the OP is a violation.
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Old Mon Nov 23, 2015, 01:26pm
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doesn't A1 touching the ball that still has frontcourt status make A1 the "first to touch and the last to touch"?

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To have a violation, A has to be last to touch in frontcourt and first to touch in backcourt.
Team A just has to be the last to touch when the ball had FC status, Team A's players do not have to touch the ball in the FC.

1) A1, in BC, throws pass that hits official standing in FC, ball bounces into BC, A2 retrieves ball...Violation

2) A1, in BC, throws pass that has backspin on it, it bounces in FC, and A2 standing in BC catches ball...violation.
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doesn't A1 touching the ball that still has frontcourt status make A1 the "first to touch and the last to touch"?
A player can only have one status or the other. When the ball touches the player it instantly gains the status of that player.
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Old Mon Nov 23, 2015, 04:12pm
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Team A just has to be the last to touch when the ball had FC status, Team A's players do not have to touch the ball in the FC.
Yeah, what he said.
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Old Mon Nov 23, 2015, 04:28pm
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doesn't A1 touching the ball that still has frontcourt status make A1 the "first to touch and the last to touch"?
No, but even if it did the rule says this....

* last to touch BEFORE the ball returns the the backcourt
* first to touch AFTER the ball returns to the backcourt

There is a time at which the ball returns to the backcourt....the instant it touches the floor or player in the backcourt.

So, if the ball, having been deflected by team B, next touches A1 who is in the backcourt, who was the last person to touch it before that point? Team B. No violation.
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So, a practical question from a non-re with a kid who plays. In the scenario here, is the end result that some officials are going to call it a BC violation because of the interp and others are going to no-call it because the interp makes not a lick of sense?
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So, a practical question from a non-re with a kid who plays. In the scenario here, is the end result that some officials are going to call it a BC violation because of the interp and others are going to no-call it because the interp makes not a lick of sense?
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