Anonymous
Years ago
So if you are inbounding the ball at half-court can you pass to a team-mate in your opponents half? If so can you pass it to one of your players who jumps from your half catches the ball and lands in the opponents half? Thanks
Moses Guthrie
Years ago
It depends. If you're inbounding from the true half with a foot either side of the line, then:
1) Yes.
2) No.
Clarify it with the referee if in doubt at the time. Is usually towards the end of a game and you don't want to get it wrong because the ref sees things differently. Have seen this go wrong before interstate, where they have some bizarre interpretations (eg Victoria's 9-fouls before penalty shots rule).
Didn't the rule for the 2nd question change in the last year, so that you now can jump from your own half, catch in the air and land in the backcourt? Thought I read that in the memo at the start of the year?
Mantis
Years ago
Actually, I think the answer is "Yes" to both, since this rule change came into effect on 1 October 2008:
Art. 30.1.2 Ball returned to the backcourt
It will not be a violation anymore if a player, who jumps from his frontcourt, establishes a new team control while still airborne and then lands in his team's backcourt.
Since the rule change last year, yes you can for both situations. Establishing control of the ball in the front court is the first requirement of a back court violation. Since the change you need to satisfy three criteria:
1. Left foot in front court
2. Right foot in front court
3. Bounce the ball in the front court
The addition of the third criterion is the reason that the rule has changed. Therefore if you catch the ball in the air and land in the back court it shouldn't be a violation.
Anonymous
Years ago
Thanks for those replies everyone. I think we may have a ref that needs to read up on the rules. Didn't affect the game fortunately.
Think you'll find it is yes and no...
"It will not be a violation anymore if a player, who jumps from his frontcourt, establishes a new team control while still airborne and then lands in his team's backcourt."
If you have the ball to pass it in then you already have team control, this rule only applies if the other team is the one passing the ball in, or down the court.
.
Years ago
anon is on the money - you already have team control - so you can't jump over.
1)yes
2) no
Yes you have team control but you don't have team control in the front court which is established by the three points I mentioned in my earlier post.
So therefore you can do that.
.
Years ago
good point - the team has control but not in the front court. (if that was teh case you could not throw it in to the back court).
we need the heavies in to set us straight on this.
any senior refs / ref coaches read the forum ?
The answer is:
1) Yes
2) No
The reason for the second answer is since the rule Art. 30.1.2 refers ONLY when a new team control is established. So the old rule of using where your player jumped from as a basis still applies. However this only applies if the ball is already incourt
Here is a doozy of a question: What if the ball is being thrown in after a half time break and the situation of 2) occurs?
.
Years ago
it is where your feet were last - that is where you last know position was - so you were in the front court. your team has control by passing it in from the side.
so it is a back court violation when you jump into the back court as you catch it.
"Here is a doozy of a question: What if the ball is being thrown in after a half time break and the situation of 2) occurs?"
A. Straight forward the same as before? what makes it a dozy other than the team is going the other way ? once the player is handed the ball to throw in it is live and that team is now going the other way.
WestBearcub
Years ago
1)Yes
2)No. Even though the passer's feet are on both sides of the court, the other player has both feet in the front court therefore when they catch the ball in the air they are in the front court when they land they are in the back court. Crossback.
Why not let the in-bounds pass go into the back court like in College. I like that idea especially for younger age groups where they struggle to pass in especially into a crowded front court.
Anonymous 698, if it's 1/4, 1/2 or 3/4 time then they can pass into the back half, the player in the court simply needs to have both feet in the back court when they receive the ball. As mentioned by Westbearcub, the problem is caused when the player jumps from the front court receives the ball, and lands in the back court.
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