NEW NFHS backcourt violation rule

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

The NFHS has changed the definition of a backcourt violation in the 2011-12 rules book. Unfortunately, this change has NOT been announced as either a rule change or an editorial change!

Previous wording (2010-11 season):
Art. 1... A player shall not be the first to touch a ball after it has been in team control in the frontcourt, if he/she or a teammate last touched or was touched by the ball in the frontcourt before it went to the backcourt.

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I have put the changes to the text from the previous season in red.

Well, this should eliminate the often criticized Interp concerning A1 throwing a pass from the BC, B1 tipping it while in the FC, and A1 catching the deflection on the fly in the BC.