Questions from a coach

[Hawks Coach]

I have been looking for a place to ask some interpretation of rules types of questions, and hope that you all can help with one that has vexed me for some time. My assistant and I have gone back and forth on the back-court violation and appropriate interpretation of the HS rulebook.

Scenario 1: A player approaches half court, steps his right foot completely into the front court, picks up his dribble, then pivots back so that both feet are once again in the back court. Violation or not?

Scenario 2: Same situation, only instead of pivoting back, player 1 passes to player 2 who is completely in the back-court. Violation?

I was also not certain if ball position was important, i.e., breaking the plane completely as in soccer, regardless of whether it touches the floor. If that makes a difference, I guess that can create four scenarios from the two above.

I find that the four elements listed in the previous discussion of backcourt violations (and clearly present in the HS rulebook)do not provide sufficient clarity for me to know how to interpret this situation.

As an aside, is there a source of interpretive guidance available for coaches, players, and referees? I regularly review my rulebook, but that is merely a starting place. This site has great guidance on some topics, but is not comprehensive.