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Originally Posted by #olderthanilook
Are you discussing this from NFHS or collegiate rules standpoint? Or both?
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Both.
Getting head and shoulders by a defender means the defender no longer has LGP. However, not having LGP only means the defender loses the right to be moving at the time of contact. It doesn't make the position illegal if they are stationary.
If the defender is still moving (laterally), that means the defender is moving INTO the offensive player and will be responsible for the foul. However, if the defender has stopped moving, the defender still has a legal position even if it is no longer LGP and should not be called for a foul when another player runs into him/her. If is up to the offensive player to get around the now stationary defender.
As for the shoulder contact....
When a defender is in the path and has obtained LGP such that it would be a charge if the shooter were to continue, it doesn't negate the defender's legal position just because the shooter changes direction, even if the shooter moves enough to only clip the shoulder. That just means the shooter didn't successfully avoid the contact with a legal defender. Don't penalize a defender who gets proper LGP and is only contacted in the shoulder and not the chest because the shooter changes direction.
Defenders have to DO something wrong to get a foul.