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Originally posted by Mark Padgett
Under NF rules, if a dribbler is bringing the ball up the court, he must have both feet in the frontcourt and have the ball touch in the frontcourt before there can be a backcourt violation.

The general rule that governs a backcourt violation call (over and back) is that there must be four elements satisfied for the call. The four elements are:

1) there must be team control
2) the ball must have achieved frontcourt status
3) the team in control must be the last to touch the ball in the frontcourt
4) that same team must be the first to touch the ball after it has been in the backcourt

There are a few "exceptions" which may actually not be real exceptions, but they are outlined in the rule book. Since there is no team control during a throwin, there can be no over and back during a throwin. Same with a jump ball to start the game or any overtimes. There is a specific exception for a defensive player who intercepts a pass and was in what was his backcourt and who lands in what is now his frontcourt.

And just think - all officials are expected to be experts in this and all the other rules the first time they ever step onto a court.

That's why we get the big bucks.

Wow! That's a heck of a good explanation. I guess increasing the Prozac dosage really worked. Who are you and where is the real Mark Padgett?

Seriously, nice explanation.