I was thinking the same thing, but if it went off the other offensive player who was standing in or running in "front court" the dribbler would now have an interrupted dribble or fumble, that touched a player in front court which I think gives it front court status, so Team A would be the first and last to touch in front court and first to touch in back court, therefore, backcourt violation. In my opinion.

 

1. I think you are correct regarding the ball attaining front court status because it touched the non-dribbler while he was in the front court.

 

2. I think the dribble is only interrupted if it touches a defender.

3 points have to cross the center line to be considered in fromtcourt, both feet and the ball...

If you have 1 foot in front court and the other in the air, you ARE in front court, so if you are in front court and the ball hits you, the ball is in front court. If it bounces to back court and your team is the first to touch it, it's a violation. Simple as that.

3 points have to cross the center line to be considered in fromtcourt, both feet and the ball...

 

ONLY while dribbling.

Keeping with the backcourt violation theme:

 

Throw-in from the center line. A1 passes to A2 who catches the ball while in the air. When he lands, he has one foot in the front court and one in the back court? He then passes the ball to A3 who is in the backcourt. Any violations?

No violation in the scenario you described

No violation in the scenario you described

 

Are you sure?

If you catch the ball from a throw in straddling the line you are still in backcourt. You haven't gained front court status until you lift the foot that is in the back court. If you lift that foot and then put it back down, you have now committed a back court violation.

If you catch the ball from a throw in straddling the line you are still in backcourt. You haven't gained front court status until you lift the foot that is in the back court. If you lift that foot and then put it back down, you have now committed a back court violation.

 

If the player jumped from the FC and then landed with feet on both sides of the division line, he has FC status.

 

9-9-3 allows this particular situation to happen without penalty. However, since he has FC status, he cannot pass to the backcourt.

In your situation, you said they landed! Which would now give him back court status. If they would of passed the ball while still in the air to someone in the backcourt then you would have a violation. The way that it was stated, I would have to say no violation.

In your situation, you said they landed! Which would now give him back court status. If they would of passed the ball while still in the air to someone in the backcourt then you would have a violation. The way that it was stated, I would have to say no violation.

 

IMO its a violation in both scenarios (caught or landed). You don't whistle for the land because there is a provision for being allowed to land but you still have FC status. However, that provision does not then allow a pass to the backcourt. Violation.

Charge. Play is blown dead before the ball is even released.

So you're saying if I land straddling the line I can't dribble into the back court because you have front court status? I don't think you have any status on a throw in until the ball is caught and then you see where you are. That is why they changed that rule, because people used to jump in the air from front court to back court and it used to be a violation a long time ago, but has been changed. So you can pass to the back court or dribble in the back court as long as one foot was in the back court when you caught the inbounds pass, IMO.

So you're saying if I land straddling the line I can't dribble into the back court because you have front court status? I don't think you have any status on a throw in until the ball is caught and then you see where you are. That is why they changed that rule, because people used to jump in the air from front court to back court and it used to be a violation a long time ago, but has been changed. So you can pass to the back court or dribble in the back court as long as one foot was in the back court when you caught the inbounds pass, IMO.

 

Did you check the case I cited?

 

You cannot pass to the backcourt in this scenario. Violation.

 

You can land without penalty if you're coming from the frontcourt to the backcourt. However, you have FC status.

I'll have to go and look at the rule I guess, doesn't seem like you could land in back court and not be in back court. But stranger things have been allowed.

I know that 9-9-3 lets them catch it and land in the back court without violation, but WHAT IS THE RULE # THAT DOESN'T ALLOW THEM TO DRIBBLE OR PASS IN THE BACK COURT AFTER THE CATCH??