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Old Sat Dec 03, 2022, 01:09pm
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Straight Up ...

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Originally Posted by Nevadaref View Post
There is no NFHS requirement for the arms to be “straight up.”
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4-24-1: It is legal to extend the arms vertically above the shoulders and need not be lowered to avoid contact with an opponent when the action of the opponent causes contact.

4-45-3: The hands and arms of the defender may be raised within his/her vertical plane while on the floor or in the air.[
From my Funk and Wagnalls:

Vertical: at right angles to a horizontal plane.
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