block/charge by rule

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Reads like B1 was still moving to get LGP when A2 was airborne. Now, if he were to amend to read: ...and while in the air A2 caught the ball with B1 having gained legal guarding position prior to A2 leaving his feet...

The only problem with that is that B1's position, at the time A1 jumped, may not have been LGP (not enough time/distance given the status of A1 and the ball at that moment) but only became so when A1 subsequently caught the ball. When A1 catches the ball, a postion taken by a defender that was would have been too late to have LGP on a player without the ball can become LGP. As long as B1 was simply in the spot before A1 jumps or allows room for A1 to land if the got to the spot after A1 jumped.