How I teach Backcourt violations

[CoachP]

FWIW......this is a cut/paste of the quiz I started giving last year to my girls teams.(6th graders all the way to varsity) I'll now hafta throw in the newly worded casebook play. We then go over the answers on the court with demonstrations. You should hear the "what if's?" I get!

Is this a Backcourt Violation (over and back)?
(Answer Yes or No)


1) You are holding the ball in your frontcourt. You pass the ball to a teammate in the backcourt and she catches it. YES

2) You are holding the ball in your frontcourt. You pass the ball to a teammate who is in the backcourt. While the ball is in the air, your teammate jumps in the air, catches the ball in the air and lands in the frontcourt. YES

3) You are in the frontcourt, you pass the ball towards a teammate and the defense tips the ball into the backcourt. You go into the backcourt and get the ball. NO

4) You have the ball with one foot in the frontcourt and one foot in the backcourt. Your teammate has one foot in the frontcourt and one foot in the backcourt. You pass her the ball and she catches it without moving. NO

5) You have the ball with one foot in the frontcourt and one foot in the backcourt. Your teammate has one foot in the frontcourt and one foot in the backcourt. You pass her the ball. She jumps, catches the ball in midair and lands with both feet in the backcourt. NO

6) You have the ball in the frontcourt, you pass the ball to a teammate but it hits the referee (standing in the frontcourt) and goes into the backcourt. You go into the backcourt to get it. YES

7) You are taking the ball out of bounds for a throw in play at half court. You pass the ball to a teammate who is in the frontcourt, she jumps in the air, catches it and lands in the backcourt. NO

8) You are taking the ball out of bounds underneath our basket. You throw the ball way over everybody’s head and it goes into the backcourt. Your teammate goes into the backcourt and gets it. NO

9) You are taking the ball out of bounds underneath our basket. You throw the ball towards your teammate and it hits her hand and it rolls into the backcourt. Your teammate goes into the backcourt and gets it. NO

10) You pick up your dribble near half court. Both feet are in the backcourt. You establish your left foot as your pivot foot. You pivot around with your right foot and your right foot touches in the front court, then back into the backcourt. NO