College Block/Charge - Has the rule changed ?

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by JPS

Nearly every game I've seen examples where a charge is called despite the fact that the defender is still moving and did not establish legal guarding position.

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Is it asking too much for an official to look at BOTH the defender's position on the floor and whether he achieved legal guarding position ?

Just wondering,

Jon

Your assumption that a player not be moving to have legal guarding position is perhaps where you're confused. It is not a requirement at all until the shooter is airborne. And even then, it is not that movement is illegal, only movement that carries the defender into the path of the airborne player. If they are already in the airborne player's path, additional movement may still be legal (depending on the direction)