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Originally Posted by bainsey
This is hard to call without seeing it.
The defender is allowed to turn or duck to brace himself for impact, and still maintain LGP. But, back-pedalling? I take that to mean moving straight back, and I can't see how one can maintain LGP going straight back (except to brace, as mentioned).
Laterally, yes. Obliquely, yes. Straight back, how?
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Once LGP has been established there are only 3 ways to lose it:
1) defender out of bounds
2) defender moves toward offensive player
3) offense gets head and shoulders past front of torso
By the description none of these happened. PC.