The play described below is provided for your review and discussion. The rulings given are based on NFHS rules. NCAA rulings may be different.
A-1 is dribbling the ball in backcourt when the ball gets away from him. The ball bounces into the front court. A-1, who is still in the backcourt, resumes his dribble by batting the ball to the floor.
Handle the situation.
This is a backcourt violation. When the ball got away from A-1, this created an interrupted dribble situation. There is no player control during an interrupted dribble. Therefore, when the ball bounced into the frontcourt, it got frontcourt status. When A-1 resumed his dribble, he gave the ball backcourt status since he was in the backcourt.
(References: 9-9-1, 4-4-1, 4-4-2)
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