backcourt questions, and line neutral?

[mutantducky]

Ok thanks for the replies. Just edited it. A2 has one foot in the backcourt and one in the front and passes to A3 who jumps from the backcourt and catches it in air and lands in the frontcourt.



3. A2 catches the pass with one foot in front one the in back. If A2 dribbles in the backcourt is it a violation? If not, after the dribble in the BC can he pass to the jumping A3 who lands from the back to the frontcourt.

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by mutantducky

Ok thanks for the replies. Just edited it. A2 has one foot in the backcourt and one in the front and passes to A3 who jumps from the backcourt and catches it in air and lands in the frontcourt.

One thing to keep in mind is that the 10-second count continues. . . until A3 causes the ball to obtain frontcourt status. (In your sitch, this is when A3 lands in the FC.)

[mutantducky]

Just to clarify- if A2 foot in the first example is in the BC and the other is in the front, then it is not a violation to throw the pass to A3?
If A2 had both feet or one in the front and the other in the air without it having been in the front then that is a violation.

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by mutantducky

Just to clarify- if A2 foot in the first example is in the BC and the other is in the front, then it is not a violation to throw the pass to A3?

If A2 had both feet or one in the front and the other in the air without it having been in the front then that is a violation.

Correct on both accounts.

[mutantducky]

ok thanks, then I guess 3 is ok as well.

3. A2 catches the pass with one foot in front one the in back. If A2 dribbles in the backcourt is it a violation? If not, after the dribble in the BC can he pass to the jumping A3 who lands from the back to the frontcourt.


let me edit this- too many bc stuff and I've been looking them up.. Same as 3-- After the dribble in the backcourt can A2 dribble in the front and then BC again if one foot remains in the backcourt. Or switch, dribble first in the back and then the front and back again in foot remains in the bc. So the pass to A3 would still be legal if A2 is a dribbler who needs to have 3 points in the FC.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by mutantducky

ok thanks, then I guess 3 is ok as well.

3. A2 catches the pass with one foot in front one the in back. If A2 dribbles in the backcourt is it a violation? If not, after the dribble in the BC can he pass to the jumping A3 who lands from the back to the frontcourt.


let me edit this- too many bc stuff and I've been looking them up.. Same as 3-- After the dribble in the backcourt can A2 dribble in the front and then BC again if one foot remains in the backcourt. Or switch, dribble first in the back and then the front and back again in foot remains in the bc. So the pass to A3 would still be legal if A2 is a dribbler who needs to have 3 points in the FC.

A is in the BC if either foot is in the BC or if A is in the air having left from the BC. During a dribble, all three points must be in the FC.

In all of your plays, the player is in the BC and NEVER goes to the FC. So, your plays are the equivalent of "A1 stands near the FT line in the BC and passes the ball to another player who is in the BC." That's obviously legal, and so are all your plays.

BTW, the division line is not "neutral". It's in both teams' BC.

[mbyron]

As Bob points out, the line is in the BC.

A player is in the BC until completely in the FC. For a dribbler, that means both feet and the ball. For a non-dribbler, that means something in the FC and nothing in the BC (similar to in bounds).

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by mutantducky

Just to clarify- if A2 foot in the first example is in the BC and the other is in the front, then it is not a violation to throw the pass to A3?
If A2 had both feet or one in the front and the other in the air without it having been in the front then that is a violation.

mutant, you can answer you own questions if you first determine A2's status (backcourt/frontcourt) first and then concern yourself with the subsequent actions.