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Originally Posted by JetMetFan
Umm, close. Here are the first three requirements for establishing LGP on someone with the ball:
a. The guard shall have both feet touching the playing court. When the guard jumps into position initially, both feet must return to the playing court after the jump, for the guard to attain a legal guarding position.
b. The guard’s torso shall face the opponent.
c. No time and distance shall be required.
And here is one of the criteria for maintaining LGP...
(the guard) may move laterally or obliquely to maintain position provided such a move is not toward the opponent when contact occurs;
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Section 23 Art. 1 of the 2013-2014 NFHS Rule Book says "Every player is entitled to a spot on the playing court provided such player
gets there first without illegally contacting the opponent". This part comes before the guidelines you quote.
IMO, the defender in Play #1 does not get to the spot first and before contact is made. He has to have both feet on the playing court at the spot of the foul, and be the first at the spot, to satisfy both parts of legally guarding an opponent plus obtaining legal guarding position.