Debate

[Camron Rust]

Originally posted by foxwhistler
Our games also included a bit of excitement when A2, straddling the division line, catches a pass from A1, who was dribbling, picked up his backcourt foot and placed it back down in the backcourt. I thought that to be legal. Any thoughts?

I don't quite follow your sentence. Who was dribbling? A1 or A2?

I'm guessing you mean A2 since it doesn't matter what A1 was doing before the pass.

So, if I've got your case right. A1 passes the ball to a A2 who is straddling the division line. Then A2 starts a dribble. Then A2 lifts the backcourt foot and returns it to the backcourt.

Legal.

A2, being a dribbler, remains in the backcourt until all three points (the ball and both feet) touch in the FC with no intervening backcourt touches. So, if A2 was dribbling the ball in the backcourt, and then moved the backcourt foot to the frontcourt, he could still keep dribbling the ball in the backcourt and could even return entirely to the backcourt. He could also put one foot in the backcourt, then move the dribble to the frontcourt...legally.

Technically, a player could, during a dribble in the backcourt, legally continue to dribble and hop on one foot all the way to the frontcourt baseline and back into the backcourt. (as long as 10 seconds didn't expire).

Originally posted by foxwhistler

Also, We had A5 catch an inbounds pass with his first foot landed in the frontcourt and then his second foot landed in the backcourt. Legal? I let play continue, but B's coach was furious.

Legal. Normal landing allow. If A5 caught the ball and stood there like a stork for 10 seconds then put the second foot down, it would be a violation.

[Edited by Camron Rust on Nov 3rd, 2003 at 05:40 PM]