Pick / Charge

[Adam]

Originally Posted by hbioteach

Play 1: Once a defender has established LGP, Time and distance are not important. Definate player control unless LGP is stablished after offensiv play is in the air.

Play 2: 3 second count is only valid when there is team and player control in the front court.

JR hit this already, but I want to only add that player control is not necessary for a three-second count. All that's required is team control in the front court. An interrupted dribble, for example, would not terminate nor suspend a three-second count.

[Camron Rust]

Block/Charge...

The defender is required to give time and distance only if the opponent doesn't have the ball. In this case, the defender, at first, was required to give 2 steps (opponent was running full speed without the ball). However, once the opponent catches the ball, the time/distance requirements are eliminated.

So, if the defender gets the same position giving one step (for example) until contact, the call depends on whether the offensive player catches the ball. Catch...charge, no catch....block.

If the offensive player was airborne at the time the defender took thier position, the offensive player must be allowed room to land. Once they land, the same requirements exist as if they never jumped...time and distance if they don't have the ball.

If the defender took thier position before the offensive player jumped, the defender need not give them a place to land if they have the ball (at the time of contact) but may need to give space to land if they don't.

(this was composed 2 hours before I submitted it so it might be redundant with other's posts by now)