Backcourt and Block-Charge Play (video)

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Raymond

Here is the wording for the exception:

"9-12 Art. 5. A pass or any other loose ball (including when a player in control of the ball loses control of the ball when a defensive player bats or deflects it out of his control) in the front court that is deflected by a defensive player, which causes the ball to go into the backcourt may be recovered by either team even if the offense was the last to touch the ball before it went into the backcourt."

I believe the powers that be want us to be very liberal in regards to what a deflection by the defense causes. That is evidenced by the fact that they extended the rule after the season started to include in the exception when the offense is in the back court and a defensive player deflects the ball into the front court that touches an offensive player then is recovered by the offense in the back court.


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Yes, you have to be very generous with how you interpret the cause to get this to be legal in NCAA and perhaps that is what they want. If that is what they want, why put the words deflect...causes. Why not merely put touched by the defense and remove any ambiguity in the possible interpretations.