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I understand the argument that Red is entitled to her vertical space and White standing over
Red's leg means that she no longer has legal guarding
position. But I'm inclined to give white the benefit here
since she has otherwise maintained a good position. If
we say White has lost her legal position because she
straddled Red's obviously outstretched leg ....
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This is a great question because it happens quite often and obviously from the discussion, the rules aren't clear. I see a lot of this in Jr Hi ball.
The questions are:
Red is holding the ball with right hand on the right side of her body, and White comes up close to trap, Red moves right foot, thus leaning some toward right (or maybe leaning a lot!).
Which space is Red entitled to?
above the pivot foot?
or above the non-pivot foot?
Or part-way inbetween?
Once White is in tight, but Red hasn't leaned yet, is that the only space White is entitled to?
Once Red leans, if White can move closer to Red's torso without contact,
is this new position legal guarding position?
Or is Red still entitled to it, even though in leaning she has shifted her torso to the right somewhat?
I like the question about if Red is on the floor. If she is lying on her back holding the ball, and White is straddling her, is Red entitled to the space she attains if she sits up? This is not travelling, so that's not an out.
If sitting up would make contact with White, who is the foul on?
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