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Originally Posted by dbking
The official has to determine if the turning motion is a normal landing or not. IMO, if the player is rotating when he catches the ball and his momemtum causes him to rotate upon landing and the other foot comes down in FC first and then BC, the exception of 9-9-3(I only have 06-07 book here at laptop) allows this to be legal.
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The "normal landing" only applies to an airborne player who has jumped from the FC, not a player who has a foot on the floor when he catches the ball and then steps into the BC. This is a violation. (9-9-3)