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Originally posted by coachz_216
Second, Rule 10.6.2 states "...If a dribbler, without contact, sufficiently passes an opponent to have head and shoulders in advance of that opponent, the greater responsibility for subsequent contact is on the opponent..." If a defensive player, properly taught, is in perfect defensive position, playing in a textbook, defensive stance, and stops with his foot just short of a boundary (trying to abide by this ridiculous rule), there is more than adequate room for a skilled dribbler to take a line directly over his outstretched leg and "...have head and shoulders in advance of that opponent..."
Again--a poorly thought out rule that creates an impossible situation for a defender--even if he is doing everything perfectly!
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But, some rule in 4 (iirc -- I'm without my books today -- somewehre around 4-7) says that if there's insufficient space between two defenders, or between a defender and a boundary line, then the offensive player is responsible for the contact. That's the rule to apply in this situation.
Thu Nov 11, 2004, 10:53am
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