Reasonable space between defenders

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Thu Jan 27, 2011, 08:28pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by wyo96

As A1 moves between, B1 leans or moves his hip/knee closer to B2. (sticks out his knee may be a better description)

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A player who extends an arm, shoulder, hip or leg into the path of an opponent is not considered to have a legal position if contact occurs.

It doesn't get any simpler than that.

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