Legal Guarding Position

[JeffM]

Situation A is a charge

Situation B is a block...the defender cannot move forward.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by The_Rookie

B1 is in the Lane and has established LGP. A1 drives to the hoop and collides with B1.

A) If B1 opens his shoulder up by turning away right before contact, is this considered maintaining LGP?

B) If B1 turns his shoulder forward toward A1 right before contact,is this considered maintaining LGP?

Thanks!

Originally Posted by JeffM

Situation A is a charge

Situation B is a block...the defender cannot move forward.

Charge in both (A) and (B).

As long as the Defender stays within his Cylinder of Verticality he has a LGP. Furthermore, it does not matter whether the Defender rotates his body in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction one shoulder will be closer to the Offensive Player and the other shoulder with be farther away from the Offensive Player and this is legal as long as the Defender stays within his Cylinder of Verticality.

MTD, Sr.

[Dad]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

Charge in both (A) and (B).

As long as the Defender stays within his Cylinder of Verticality he has a LGP. Furthermore, it does not matter whether the Defender rotates his body in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction one shoulder will be closer to the Offensive Player and the other shoulder with be farther away from the Offensive Player and this is legal as long as the Defender stays within his Cylinder of Verticality.

MTD, Sr.

Well worded, I like it.

[Pantherdreams]

Firstly in honour of Star Wars "It's a trap." Anytime one shoulder is turning back you've got one turning foward. Whatever the call is should be the same for both.

2nd players are allowed to twist,turn, move backwards to protect themselves. If they have lgp and any movements within their cylinder are simply to protect themselves I,be got no problem. PC both times.

Now if the turn and dip their lead shoulder not to protect but to deliver a blow and lean forward beyond their space or a similar situation it would be a different story.

[just another ref]

It is quite possible, through a combination of leaning the torso forward or back, while at the same time twisting, to move one shoulder in a horizontal direction and not move the other.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Pantherdreams

Anytime one shoulder is turning back you've got one turning forward. .

Not really. The other one could easily remain in the same spot.