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Old Sat Sep 15, 2007, 11:29am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cleefy
I was umpiring a Under 10 girls grand final, (under fiba rules), and I called a blocking foul on a girl, for stepping sideways, into the dribbler, with her legs wider then her shoulders (cylinder principal).
I will not call a foul merely for the legs being wider than the shoulders.
If that is her normal defensive stance, the stance is legal on my floor.

Please explain the FIBA 'cylinder principle'.