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Originally Posted by JRutledge
That is all wonderful, but you were just quoted the rule be NevadaRef.
And I have never seen a player duck out of the way and undercut a single player in my nearly 20 years of officiating as you imply is the concern.
I also could not let this go either. There is no such thing as a reach in. You have got a lot of reading to do. 
Peace |
I was typing my post while NevadaRef posted his so I did not see it before I submitted mine.
Secondly, a "reach in" is not a foul... I know... but the layman's term for when a player does and makes contact. I'm not here to be a lawyer. I'm here to understand the rule and explain why it doesn't make sense and hopefully have it make sense. So, I was saying that this moving shoulder was the first thing to make contact against the approaching offensive player. That's all.
As for ducking, I'm not that tall (5'11) and I play with guys that are 5 to 9 inches taller and quite athletic. Any lowering of my body could cause such a player to unnecessarily rotate in the air. Heck, I could undercut some of these guys standing straight up.
All politics aside, I thank the non-angry posters for their informative responses. I thank NevadaRef for his research. Basically, I now know the full rule even though knowing how to apply it is beyond my knowledge.