Fri Nov 17, 2000, 03:59pm
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In Memoriam
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Houghton, U.P., Michigan
Posts: 9,953
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Above and below the hips
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Originally posted by rainmaker
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Originally posted by jweiler
I think I kicked it because white violated verticality over the pivot foot
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I asked the teacher of our class about this situation, and he said that if White makes no contact while getting into position straddling, and then stays completely vertical and doesn't move toward Red at all, it should be PC.
His opinion is that the space the "ball-holder" is entitled to is the space above and below the hips. So when Red shifted her weight away from White, Red gave up that space, although she left her foot there. Now she is not entitled to move back into the spce that White usurped.
He said in these situations, he looks hard for any little violation (such as your travelling!) which would help him avoid calling a foul.
PS I am hoping I talked him into coming on-line, too. He would be a great resource!
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Rainmaker,
Defining that vertical space, as above and below the hips, is a pretty good place to start. But I would still like to see a deinition somewhere, before I am really comfortable.
mick
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