Player starting to fall in anticipation of charge

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by Cobra

A player in a legal rebounding position cannot violate verticality.

So what then does 4-37-2d mean when it says: "To obtain or maintain legal rebounding position, a player may not:...Violate the principle of verticality."?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

So what then does 4-37-2d mean when it says: "To obtain or maintain legal rebounding position, a player may not:...Violate the principle of verticality."?

I think you can only violate the principal of verticality when you move into another's space. Moving "away" from the other's space is legal.

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

I think you can only violate the principal of verticality when you move into another's space. Moving "away" from the other's space is legal.

I think you are correct.

However Cobra was making a big point of stating that verticality can only apply to a defender with LGP. The rule book clearly disagrees, and specifically calls out that rebounders must also respect the principle of verticality in order to be legal. I probably edited the context out of what little bit of his post I quoted.

[JFlores]

Had this one happen on Monday. Young man pretty much braced himself for impact by starting to lean back, partner calls the charge. Coach screams out " That has not been called all year", my response " Not sure what to tell you coach, but today is a new day". But at halftime we went over it and he was ok with the call.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

I think you can only violate the principal of verticality when you move into another's space. Moving "away" from the other's space is legal.

Exactly...you don't violate your vertical space, you violate someone elses.