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Old Thu Nov 11, 2004, 11:57am
zebraman zebraman is offline
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Coachz_216 makes a good point though. A1 is dribbling and B1 is playing great defense. A1 dribbles near the sideline and B1 stays right with him. B1, playing great defense, has his feet wider than shoulder width and is in the "chair position." Because B1 is playing great defense, he's watching A1's torso (as he was coached) and doesn't notice that his foot has now touched the out-of-bounds line. A1 causes torso-to-torso contact and displaces B1. Official calls a block on B1 by rule. Just doesn't seem right.

Z

P.S. to Rainmaker. Coaches are constantly telling their players to get lower and wider. A defender that has their feet shoulder width apart is pretty much standing straight up and is going to get beat every time.
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