Bore Haas It PLAYING REGULATIONS

 

(b) A team may not cause the ball to go to its back court except

following:
(1) a try for goal; or,
(2) a jump ball; or,
(3) an out of bounds play; or,
(4) recovery of the ball from possession of an opponent.

After one of these four plays, only the player who is the first of
his team to touch the ball may cause it to go to his back court,
and right to do so ceases if the ball is touched thereafter in the
front court by another player of either team. The last player who
touches the ball before it goes into the back court is considered to

have caused it to go there.
PENALTY—

No penalty if the illegally returned ball is first touched in the back court
by an opponent. Otherwise it is the opponents’ ball out of bounds at the

point nearest the ball when the violation is declared.

NOTE—Under (b) the ball has gone to a team’s back court:
(1) when it is in possession of a player of that team on or
beyond the line, that is, when either the ball or the player is
touching the floor on or beyond the line; or, (2) when not in
possession of a player, the ball touches the floor or a teammate
on or beyond the line, or touches either an opponent or an Official

who is beyond the line.

Ques.—A player of Team A returns the ball illegally to his back
court and the ball goes out of bounds before touching a player _of
either team. Where is the ball put into play? Ans.—Team B’s
ball where it crossed the boundary line.

Ques.—A player of Team A returns the ball illegally to his back
court and it is first touched in the back court by a player of
Team A. Where is the ball put into play? Ans.—Team B’s ball
out of bounds at the point nearest the Team A player who first
touched the ball in the back court.

Ques.—Team A, having the ball in its back court, throws the
ball to the front court within ten seconds, but it rebounds to the
back court from a Team B player, or is batted back by the latter.
May the ball be recovered by Team A? Ans,—Yes, and Team A
is allowed another ten-second period to advance the ball to its
front court. i

*SECTION 9: After a goal from the field, any player of the team

 

scored upon shall put the ball into play from any

point out of bounds at the end of the court where the goal was
made. He may throw it from any point behind the end line, or he
may pass it to a teammate behind the end line. Not more than
five seconds may be consumed in getting the ball into play, the
count starting the instant the ball is at the disposal of the first

player out of bounds.