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Old Tue Dec 14, 2004, 03:52pm
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Originally posted by joseph2493
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Originally posted by gordon30307
Fed. Rules. A1 driving to basket for a lay-up. B1 in legal guarding position by basket. Airborn shooter crashes into B1. Charging called we're going the other way. Team A Coach complains we shouldn't be calling this since B1 was by the basket and not really guarding anyone. I see his point but now we have players on the ground and something has to be called IMO.

How do you people handle this. High School Rules only.
It doesn't matter where they are set up if they have both feet planted (in bounds) and facing the offense player they have established legal guarding position. Also keep in mind that both feet do not have to remain in bounds for them to maintain legal guarding position.

We have to understand that legal guarding position does not necessarily mean that they are guarding someone.

They have taken there place on the court, and no matter where it is it is there place to take up. Noone can take that space away from them, if they do and have the ball in hand than it is a "player control."
Be careful, you must maintain your inbounds status. Players can move, and they can have a foot in the air over the out of bounds area, but if they have a foot out of bounds, they no longer have Legal Guarding Position. Thus a block.
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