hitting on arms during rebound

[Kelvin green]

Originally posted by Jurassic Referee

Now if we want to get serios about the semantics. Verticiality only applies to legal guarding position.

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Again, read the cite from Rule 10-6-1 above. That rule says something differently from what you're saying, Kelvin.It's telling you that verticality does apply to rebounders, and that extending the arms vertically when contact occurs is a legal act. [/B][/QUOTE]

There is an inconsistency between rule 10-6-1 and Rule 4

remember I posted 10-6 earlier in this discussion but Rule 4 where it defines verticality specifically states that you must have LGP.

My take ... once again the rule book is not as clear as it should be...

In one place it says you have to have LGP then in another place it says it can apply on rebounds. and we know that in rebounding the ball is loose with no team control. We know you can legally guard when a player does not have the ball, but can you legally guard when the ball is loose? Who is guarding who? who has to establish facing who? in whose path?
I would like to see the rules committee actually clean up the rules that are messed up instead of worrying about whether an intentional kick can occur above the knee. or worrying that the home team has to be in white uniforms, or worrying that the stripes now dont have to contrast
It's just like the path thing and will forever haunt us...