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Originally posted by PGCougar
Help out a confused coach please...
A establishes LGP inbounds. While defending B on a drive, A slides back and maintains LGP BUT foot touches the line.
Q1: B collides into A after A's foot touches the line - Block on A? Charge on B? Violation for B being OOB? Why????
Q2: B collides into A about the same time or before A's foot touches the line - Block on A? Charge on B? Why????
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4-23 Clarified that in order for a player to establish legal guarding position, both feet must be touching the playing court.
This rule merely removes the opportunity of a defender to legally take a charge on his torso by moving laterally and maintaining legal guarding position while being out-of-bounds.
If the offensive player sees and goes toward a seam between a defender and the line, the defender, stepping out-of bounds, though maintaining, is now blocking.
mick