Backcourt or not?

[Mark Padgett]

[quote]Originally posted by Rusty Gilbert on 02-09-2000 11:37 AM
9-9 (description of the "Backcourt" violation) says that for a backcourt violation to occur there has to have been team control in the front court prior to the ball going to the backcourt quote]

Don't use the term "team control in the frontcourt." It is confusing, and not part of the rule. "While in team control, the ball must achieve frontcourt status" is the correct way of putting it.

The concept of team control is not modified by frontcourt or backcourt. Team control is simply team control. Ball position can be in either frontcourt or backcourt, however.