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Old Tue Nov 08, 2005, 04:34pm
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Quote:
Originally posted by splinter
What is an offensive player allowed to do with a forearm/arm-bar in order to "protect the ball"?
In a word, nothing.

It's not legal for the player with the ball to use a hand/elbow/forearm to prevent a defender from attacking the ball. (FED 4-24-7; NCAA 4-34-5. The NCAA rule doesn't specifically address a defender attacking the ball, but it does say that you can't extend the arm to hinder the normal movement of your opponent.)
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