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Old Mon Oct 12, 2009, 02:38pm
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Backcourt Violation Technicality
I was taught this in my Basketball PE class more than 10 years ago by my school's basketball coach:

"In oder to establish yourself in the frontcourt, both your feet, and the ball, should cross the line."

He then proceeded to dribble the ball in the backcourt with both feet in the frontcourt, then stepped back in the backcourt. He said that was not a violation.

I showed the move yesterday to my buddies while waiting our turn in a pick-up game and they all cried violation.

Who's wrong? Who's right? Was I taught correctly by the coach, but the rule became outdated (remember, that was more than 10 years ago)?

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Old Mon Oct 12, 2009, 02:46pm
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The coach is right about a dribbler. All other inbounds players are in the front court if they have something in the FC and nothing in the BC.
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Old Mon Oct 12, 2009, 03:00pm
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Your coach was correct and the rule is the same today.

4-4-6
During a dribble from backcourt to frontcourt, the ball is in the
frontcourt when the ball and both feet of the dribbler touch the court entirely in
the frontcourt.
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I showed the move yesterday to my buddies while waiting our turn in a pick-up game and they all cried violation.
They must all be coaches.
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They must all be coaches.
If they were running around like headless chickens while screaming "violation!", then that really would be true!
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If they were running around like headless chickens while screaming "violation!", then that really would be true!
Substitute "howler monkeys" for "headless chickens" and I think you've got it.
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I showed the move yesterday to my buddies while waiting our turn in a pick-up game and they all cried violation.
If the move took ten seconds to demonstrate, it would be a violation.
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Substitute "howler monkeys" for "headless chickens" and I think you've got it.
How about: howler monkeys running around like headless chickens
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Old Tue Oct 13, 2009, 11:43am
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I showed the move yesterday to my buddies while waiting our turn in a pick-up game and they all cried violation.
Your coach was right, but even if you showed the rule to your buddies, they wouldn't believe you because:
1) They saw it called a violation once in middle school, or
2) It should be a violation, therefore it must be in the rules that way.
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Old Tue Oct 13, 2009, 12:28pm
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Snaqs, don't forget my favorite fanboy meme:

I don't care what the rule says, it's not fair and the referee should rule a violation anyways.
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How about: howler monkeys running around like headless chickens
I had his game this weekend.
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Snaqs, don't forget my favorite fanboy meme:
Did you really use the word 'meme'?
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Did you really use the word 'meme'?
Yes...did I misuse it?
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I had his game this weekend.
Oy vey, how did I know that was coming???
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Nope, you got it right, and Chuck Norris would be proud that you didn't get pwned. Now someone set us up the bomb.
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