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Old Wed Jul 02, 2003, 09:46am
Jurassic Referee Jurassic Referee is offline
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Originally posted by SamIAm

In scenario 1) above, I look for the defensive player to be set and square to the offensive player.
Set - Both feet on the playing floor.
Square - Feet and shoulders facing the offensive player.


Feel free to correct me if.

OK,you're corrected.You're calling it completely wrong.There is NO requirement for a defensive player to be "set" or "square",as per your description above.What you are looking for is to make sure that the defender actually establishes a legal guarding position before the contact.

See NHHS rule 4-23-3. After the defender has obtained a legal guarding position,there is no obligation for him to be set or square when the contact occurs.

[Edited by Jurassic Referee on Jul 2nd, 2003 at 09:48 AM]
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