Backcourt or not?

[rbruno]

This happened to me in a varsity game last week. Not sure I made the right call.
Player A-1 has the ball in her frontcourt and attempts to make a high pass over a pressing B-1. The ball comes down and hits the division line on one bounce. Player A-2, still in her frontcourt, secures the ball before it hits the floor. I called it a backcourt violation and no one argued the call. Is this correct??

[stmaryrams]

Originally Posted by rbruno

This happened to me in a varsity game last week. Not sure I made the right call.
Player A-1 has the ball in her frontcourt and attempts to make a high pass over a pressing B-1. The ball comes down and hits the division line on one bounce. Player A-2, still in her frontcourt, secures the ball before it hits the floor. I called it a backcourt violation and no one argued the call. Is this correct??

As team A was the last to touch the ball in the front court and the first to touch after the ball hit the line (line being in the back court) it would be a back court violation. You nailed it.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by rbruno

This happened to me in a varsity game last week. Not sure I made the right call.
Player A-1 has the ball in her frontcourt and attempts to make a high pass over a pressing B-1. The ball comes down and hits the division line on one bounce. Player A-2, still in her frontcourt, secures the ball before it hits the floor. I called it a backcourt violation and no one argued the call. Is this correct??

It wouldn't matter whether the ball hit the floor in the FC after it hit the division line. It would still be a violation.

[jmaellis]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

It wouldn't matter whether the ball hit the floor in the FC after it hit the division line. It would still be a violation.

Is this because once the ball touches the line it has BC status and no matter what A does it will be a BC violation?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by jmaellis

Is this because once the ball touches the line it has BC status and no matter what A does it will be a BC violation?

Yes.

4 criteria:

1) Team Control
2) Ball in Front Court (note that PC in the FC is NOT required)
3) A last to touch before ball goes to BC (note that A need not touch the ball in the FC)
4) A first to touch after ball goes to BC (note that A need not touch the ball in the BC)

"Exceptions" for throw-in, jump ball, defense

[Scrapper1]

Wasn't there a quiz with these types of questions for backcourt situations? I don't think I saw it get posted recently.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

Wasn't there a quiz with these types of questions for backcourt situations? I don't think I saw it get posted recently.

Yes, there was, Scrapy. To know that, you must have been lurking here for a while before you started posting. BktBallRef usually posts it.

You'll be delighted to know that we have an annual baseball thread here also. With you here, and whatsisname gone, it should now be all Yankees/all the time.