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Originally Posted by tnolan
It wouldn't apply to a screener, as we now bring in LSP (legal screening position) I heart acronyms.
Screener must stay within vertical plane and stance approx shoulder width.
Defender though, I'd say yes. As long as they have first established LGP, then they can maintain LP.
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No. A defender's position is generally determined by the position his/her body, not the position of his/her feet (definition of guarding says putting the body in the path...and by body, they mean torso). Extending a foot into the path of an opponent negates LGP (by rule) if contact occurs on the extended foot.
The difference between a player lying down after falling and a defender extending a leg is that the fallen player's legs are presumably in line with his/her torso. The case cited above says that the horizontal player will have committed a foul if they raise a leg to create contact, essentially extending the leg outside his/her body frame.