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Originally Posted by PG_Ref
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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.
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Are there any separate rules about contacting the free throw shooter before the ball contacts the rim? Or is the shooter under the same provisions as the players in the lane marked spaces?
I had a coach ask me about this last night, and I couldn't think of anything that separates the rules for contact on the shooter and the rules for players on the lane.