Backcourt Violation Coverage

[bas2456]

Worked three-man for the first time in a long time this week as part of a clinic.

Had this play come up a couple of times during the games...

I'm the T tableside, and A1 has the ball in the frontcourt, opposite the table. A1 dribbles the ball off of her foot and the ball rolls into the backcourt. A1 is the first one to touch it in the backcourt.

Obviously, we have a violation, but my question is who should make this call? The T, who is closer to the division line, or the C, which is whose area the ball came from?

[OKREF]

Originally Posted by bas2456

Worked three-man for the first time in a long time this week as part of a clinic.

Had this play come up a couple of times during the games...

I'm the T tableside, and A1 has the ball in the frontcourt, opposite the table. A1 dribbles the ball off of her foot and the ball rolls into the backcourt. A1 is the first one to touch it in the backcourt.

Obviously, we have a violation, but my question is who should make this call? The T, who is closer to the division line, or the C, which is whose area the ball came from?

While working only about 5-10 3 person mechanics a year, I'm going with the C's since it was in their primary.

[Lcubed48]

According to the mechanics handbook, that's the T's line to call - the division line. However, the C needs to have a look and an opinion, just in case.

[bas2456]

Originally Posted by OKREF

While working only about 5-10 3 person mechanics a year, I'm going with the C's since it was in their primary.

The violation in this particular case was obvious....

Originally Posted by Lcubed48

According to the mechanics handbook, that's the T's line to call - the division line. However, the C needs to have a look and an opinion, just in case.

...but the T should have the better look at the division line for those not-so-obvious violations.

In our games the other night, both times the C and I both whistled and signaled the violation. Our evaluator didn't say anything about the play, which is why I bring the question here.

[crosscountry55]

Originally Posted by Lcubed48

According to the mechanics handbook, that's the T's line to call - the division line. However, the C needs to have a look and an opinion, just in case.

I agree. The line belongs to T, so I'd say if it's a matter of a dribbler stepping on the line or a pass receiver having backcourt status, it's T all the way. But in terms of who was last to touch in C's PCA, I think C should defer momentarily to T in case T has a call to make, but if T doesn't and C has a violation, C has to come in with a secondary whistle.

Now let's say C gets a trap in his primary near the division line. This is that situation where C has to go officiate the trap, thereby forcing a rotation (the one time that L doesn't initiate the rotation). When this happens, C becomes T, and if there's a violation (or a foul), the "new T" makes the call as he well should.

[Nevadaref]

The responsibility for this call rests with the Trail. However, before whistling the violation the Trail should look at the Center to determine if he is providing information via the new tip mechanic. Since the ball came from the Center's PCA, he should have the determitive opinion on which player was last to touch the ball.

[JRutledge]

If you see a violation, you call the violation. Both the C and the T could have one as the entire play could take place in their primary. I have no problem with the C calling this if they clearly have a violation and the first touch of the ball took place right in front of them. The T might be guessing in this situation.

Peace