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Old Sun Nov 13, 2011, 01:57pm
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Can't the defender legally move backward an almost any time, even if contact is not imminent, with the exception of moving into the path of an airborne shooter, who has already become airborne?
Can't the offensive player legally move backward?

Can't the defender legally move sideways?

What if the offensive player is airborne, but isn't an airborne shooter?

IOW, try reading with context and stop trying to make every statement apply to every situation. That's the kind of crap that leads to your technical foul and myth summaries being so complicated. JMO, of course.
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Old Sun Nov 13, 2011, 05:28pm
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The guard may move backwards when contact is imminent.
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Can't the defender legally move backward almost any time, even if contact is not imminent, with the exception of moving into the path of an airborne shooter, who has already become airborne?
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Stop trying to make every statement apply to every situation
There are already too many "myths" about block/charge situations. I couldn't let this one pass without a comment. You certainly know the various components of the block/charge rule. I know these components as well. Maybe NCHSAA, and Rob1968, know these components. Most officials, certainly most veteran officials, understand this rule.

Leaving the statement, "The guard may move backwards when contact is imminent", uncommented on, may lead some Forum members, especially those who may be young officials, or non officials, i.e. coaches, to believe that the only time a defender may be allowed to move, is only when contact is imminent, and/or, only backwards, when veteran officials know that this is not the case, that there are a number of movements that a defender may legally make.

As a retired teacher, with over thirty years in the classroom, I can't pass up teachable moments. I'm sorry if I wasted anybody's time.
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Old Sun Nov 13, 2011, 08:55pm
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There are already too many "myths" about block/charge situations. I couldn't let this one pass without a comment. You certainly know the various components of the block/charge rule. I know these components as well. Maybe NCHSAA, and Rob1968, know these components. Most officials, certainly most veteran officials, understand this rule.

Leaving the statement, "The guard may move backwards when contact is imminent", uncommented on....
well, leaving your comment that a defender may always move backwards uncommented on could lead to similar misunderstandings amongst the unwashed.
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Old Sun Nov 13, 2011, 10:02pm
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Old Mon Nov 14, 2011, 06:53am
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Can't the defender legally move backward an almost any time, even if contact is not imminent, with the exception of moving into the path of an airborne shooter, who has already become airborne?
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Well, leaving your comment that a defender may always move backwards uncommented on could lead to similar misunderstandings amongst the unwashed.
OK. I'll bite. What did I miss here?
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Old Mon Nov 14, 2011, 08:49am
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OK. I'll bite. What did I miss here?
You can't think of any situation where a defender could be called for a foul while backing up? It's early here, and I can think of several off the top of my head.
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How about "The defender can always move backward relative to the offensive player as long as s/he don't foul another offensive player in the process."
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Old Mon Nov 14, 2011, 06:25pm
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You can't think of any situation where a defender could be called for a foul while backing up? It's early here, and I can think of several off the top of my head.
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How about "The defender can always move backward relative to the offensive player as long as s/he don't foul another offensive player in the process."
Thanks. I probably should have taken bob jenkins advice, and stuck to the original post.
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