Backcourt Violation Play

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Player control in the backcourt is not required to begin a 10-second count in all situations.

NFHS: 9-8:

Originally Posted by BillyMac

A player shall not be, nor may his/her team be, in continuous control of a ball
which is in his/her backcourt for 10 seconds.

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

Really? It's PC vs. TC Billy.

Now you guys have got me totally confused, which, by the way, really isn't much of an accomplishment.

I have always started my ten second count when an offensive player gets control of the ball in the backcourt. I did not start my count if a player simply touched the inbounds pass without gaining player control.

I did, however, continue my ten second count when an offensive player, in the backcourt, initially gained player control (see above paragraph) and then that player, or another offensive player, lost player control, but with his team still in team control.

What am I getting wrong here? Have I actually been doing this wrong for over thirty years?