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Originally posted by ysong
Thanks Jurassic Referee for clarifying this.
If the player owns his vertical space and he is entitled the right to raise his arms in this space to initiate contact without penalty, does that means a shooter is allowed to raise his non-shooting arm *within his vertical plane* to fend off defender's blocking arm?
the NCAA rules does not mention "vertical right" at all in this artical:
Personal Fouls
Section 18. By Players
Art. 5. A player shall not use the forearm and hand to prevent an opponent from attacking the ball during a dribble or when trying for goal.
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The citation that you are using above usually refers to a dribbler or shooter using their off-arm outside of their "verticality" to gain an advantage by keeping a defender away from the ball. If the defender reaches into the vertical space directly over the top of a player with the ball, then any subsequent contact- if called- would be on the defender. It all falls in line with the concept that every player on the court who has established a legal position, including the player with the ball, has an equal right to be unhindered in the space directly above them.