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Old Mon Jun 27, 2005, 08:20pm
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Originally posted by ChuckElias
Juulie, it was probably one of those portable basketball stanchions. So the whole stanchion moved. The rim, backboard and support were all pulled slightly forward when the kid pulled the net. Then, when the counter-weight took over, it all moved back to upright.
What's a "stanchion"?

I'm also not sure why the clinician would fuss over the details of rim, etc. - is it not just flat-out illegal to grab the "goal" (which includes rim, mesh and the flange) while the ball is in the cylinder?

Or maybe I'm misinterpreting something...
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