Backcourt violation or not?

[Peter Devana]

We have gone back to Ed on this one. Will let you know his response. It's interesting that John Kirk, Co-ordinator of officials for the Great Lakes intercollegiate Athletic Conference ( GLIAC), also agrees with Ed on this one!
Pistol

[mick]

Originally posted by Peter Devana
We have gone back to Ed on this one. Will let you know his response. It's interesting that John Kirk, Co-ordinator of officials for the Great Lakes intercollegiate Athletic Conference ( GLIAC), also agrees with Ed on this one!
Pistol

John Kirk is not an official.
He assigns officials.
mick

[BktBallRef]

Originally posted by mick

John Kirk is not an official.
He assigns officials.
mick

Does that mean he probably doesn't know what he's talking about?

[IndianaUmpRef]

Is frontcourt status obtained by the ball touching the frontcourt?

[Mark Padgett]

Originally posted by IndianaUmpRef
Is frontcourt status obtained by the ball touching the frontcourt?

Yes - although this is not the only way. It can touch a player, the ring, the backboard or an official. I guess the net would qualify also.

[ChuckElias]

Originally posted by Mark Padgett

Yes - although this is not the only way. It can touch a player, the ring, the backboard or an official.

Frontcourt status is not always established when the ball touches the frontcourt. Remember that a dribbler, moving from backcourt to frontcourt, must have all 3 points in the frontcourt for the ball to have frontcourt status. This is the only example I can think of in which the ball itself is in the frontcourt, but still has backcourt status.

Chuck

[Mark Padgett]

Originally posted by ChuckElias

Frontcourt status is not always established when the ball touches the frontcourt. Remember that a dribbler, moving from backcourt to frontcourt, must have all 3 points in the frontcourt for the ball to have frontcourt status. This is the only example I can think of in which the ball itself is in the frontcourt, but still has backcourt status.

Chuck

Yeah, Chuck. You're right. I forgot about that one. NF rule 4-4-6.