I violated rule #1.....not THAT rule #1

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Originally Posted by Snaqwells

My point was running side-by-side doesn't make it any more difficult to maintain LGP, which was Judd's point.

If they're running side-by-side, the defender is no longer in the path of the opponent and has lost LGP if they ever had it.

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

The lowered shoulder will tell you who initiated contact, even if it's not always relevant.

Agree.

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

First of all, the shoulder thing is only a description of the play. The official's explanation, however, is that since she was running side-by-side there was no offensive foul.

As for LGP, he never says when she gained it. Assuming she had it before they started moving, which is a very likely scenario here, she does not lose it by merely running side by side with the offensive player.

Disagree...LGP requires being in the path...running side-by-side is not in the path.