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Old Tue May 01, 2007, 01:50pm
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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
1) Are you talking about LGP as opposed to having a legal position on the playing court? They're completely different concepts, which I'm sure that you know. Under NCAA rules, lying down isn't a legal position on the playing court. Under FED rules, it was and maybe still is, but the applicable case play has been removed.

2) Rule 4-23-3(b) says that the defender is not not required to continue facing the opponent.
I am still ending my 5-count, and I will continue to employ the terms "normal defense" and "actively guarding", both judgement interpretations, until I am advised to do otherwise.
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