NCAA back court - is this a violation?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by bearclause

Can't find an approved ruling in the current casebook.

A1 brings the ball into the front court and passes to A2. A2 leaps from the back court, catches the ball, and lands with both feet in the front court.

1) Rule 4 - Section 3
Art. 3. A live ball is in the back court of the team in control as follows:
a. A ball that is in contact with a player shall be in the back court when the player is touching the back court.


2) Rule 4 - Section 46. Location of a Player
Art. 1. The location of a player is determined as being:
b. In the front court or back court.
Art. 2. When a player is in the air from a leap, the player’s status shall be the same as at the time the player was last in contact with the floor.

3) Rule 9 - Section 12. Ball in Back Court
Art. 1. A player shall not be the first to touch the ball in his or her back court when the ball came from the front court while the player’s team was in team control and the player or a teammate caused the ball to go into the back court.

I took out all of the irrelevant and extraneous rules language.

1) Is A2 touching the back-court, by rule? Yes, according to #2. Therefore, when A2 touched the ball, the ball was in the back court.

2) Did A2 grab the ball while he was in a leap from the back court? Yes. Therefore A2 had back court status.

3) Was A2 the first to touch the ball in his backcourt after A1 passed it from his front court? Yes. Therefore, violation as per rules cited.

The part that you underlined in #1 was irrelevant and I removed it. That's where you were getting confused. In the case being discussed, A2 was touching the back court by rules definition.

Make a little more sense now?