Back court violation?

[ChuckElias]

Originally posted by rockyroad
It's a good question, and a play that would take many experienced vets by surprise, so don't worry about it, just learn from it...

Here's my embarassing story. Hopefully, CyberRef won't feel so bad after reading it. This happened this year in the first half of a girls varsity HS game.

A1 dribbling in frontcourt. Ball is knocked loose by B1. A1 dives to the floor. A1 gains possession while lying flat on her stomach. Several girls now go to the floor trying to tie her up.

Now, what do we always say? Anticipate the play, not the call. So in my head, I'm going thru my checklist. Standing is a travel. Rolling is a travel. Watch for the held ball. Watch for defense diving on top of A1. As soon as a whistle blows, get between opponents. . .

So what happens? A1 rolls the ball away from the mass of humanity to A2. I'm thinking "Wow, no violation, no foul. Cool."

A2 takes a couple dribbles, when I happen to notice that she's dribbling in front of her own bench. We're in the first half, so that means. . . That's right, she's in the backcourt!! Crap.

Tweet! Violation, about 4 seconds after A2 received the pass. Made me mad that I missed it, but I felt that I had to grab it, even if it was late. Coach yipped about the late whistle, but partner said two words to her and she nodded and sat down.

Grrrr. Hate it when something like that happens.

Chuck