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Old Sun Oct 10, 2004, 02:00pm
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Re: Yah, but...

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Originally posted by PGCougar
But can you close the gap facing the cutter and at the very last second pivot in front of the cutter's path, sticking your legs and rear end forcing contact, causing the cutter to have to change his path? Is is solely time and distance without regard to stance? Or does LGP apply? Sorry to nit-pick...
LGP does not apply to screens. The screener can be facing any direction and has to be stationary, but the screener also has to give the cutter time and distance to avoid the contact- but never more than 2 strides. See NFHS rule 4-39-2 and 4-39-5 for the applicable concepts.
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