Over and back?

[Big2Cat]

Once the ball has frontcourt status, if A is the last to touch it in the frontcourt and the first to touch it in the backcourt, over and back. Nothing about control.

[WhistlesAndStripes]

BIG2CAT--there must still be TEAM control in order to have a violation. Take this situation:

A1 attempts a shot and misses. During the rebound, A2 tips the ball back and the ball goes into the back court where it is retreived by A3. This would not be a violation, as team control ended when the shot was released by A1, and no team control was established simply on the tip by A2.

[Big2Cat]

I thought that since I was posting right after his situation that people would understand that is what I was talking about and answering his question. I should have clarified I was talking about his situation.

Your situation is correct.

(I should have just added this--assuming there was team control)

[Adam]

It was the statement, "Nothing about control" that triggered the response. It is all about control. Since a defensive tip does not end team control, then it's a violation for A to be the last to touch on the 2nd play mentioned and then be the first to touch after the ball went to the backcourt.

[Big2Cat]

Right...but his question was did Team A have to control it in the backcourt to have the violation, or just touch it. Control is not the issue there...touching is. I will be careful to be more clear in the future and realize that the statement "Nothing about control" is too vague. Again, I was talking about his situation where he asked if Team A had to control it or touch it. So, in that part of the situation it is not "All about control", it is about touching.