Double division lines

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I need to have some clarification or direction on what is the procedure to use for a ten second violation on a small nonstandard court that uses 2 division lines instead of just one.

I worked a game last week that is in a very small gym, about 4 inches from one wall to court, other wall is about 2 feet away. This Court is marked so that the division lines are the recommended distance to have a standard front court.

I have always been told by the senior officials that the first line crossed is the ten second line which is about 4 feet from the top of the free throw circle in the back court.

The visiting assistant coach wanted to know why they did not have to cross the farthest line first to establish frontcourt status and then revert to the line farthest away from their basket for backcourt violations. This had happened in the girls game before my game. I told her what I understood to be the procedure and told her that I would verify for her and myself. However, I cannot find anything in the books that says anything concerning this situation. The result is that a press is not very effective for getting a ten second call.

I had thought that there was a casebook ruling or something in the past maybe that would cover this. Anybody have some help for me?

I covered the way that we were going to call the game in the coaches/captains meeting and everyone was fine with that. The school is a very small and old rural district so a new gym is probably out of the question. Thanks for the input!