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[Raymond]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

I'm pretty sure the rule says something like "the secondary defender shall not establish INITIAL legal guarding position in the RA." Maybe that's what happened, so even if he was out before the contact, it might still be an RA-block.

Originally Posted by johnny d

If the secondary defender established LGP in the RA, then it is a RA block even if his foot was no longer in the RA at the time of contact.

The rule clearly states that being in or over the arc is an element of the secondary defender rule.

Rule 4-17 Art. 7. A secondary defender cannot establish initial legal guarding position in the restricted area for the purposes of drawing an offensive foul on a player who is in control of the ball (i.e., dribbling or shooting) or who has released the ball for a pass or try for goal. When illegal contact occurs within this restricted area, such contact shall be called a blocking foul, unless the contact is flagrant.