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Originally Posted by bob jenkins
Correct, or touching the floor (outside the space) with any body part (usually the hands in the lnae as the player loses his / her balance).
And, I think there's an "official NFHS" slide this year that seems to indicate that any contact across the neutral space is a foul.  |
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4. Guidelines to enforce illegal contact. Escalating fight situations can often be traced back to illegal contact not being properly enforced and penalized. Examples of illegal contact are:
c. Rebounding. Any activity to illegally gain rebounding position on an opponent.
Examples of illegal rebounding activity.
5) Contact between players in free-throw lane spaces prior to the ball contacting the ring.
a. It is illegal to physically contact an opponent prior to the ball legally contacting the ring.