sideline and defensive position
I'm helping coach a jr high team this year. IIRC there was a change a few years back about defensive position and the sideline . . . but I'm not sure about my memory on it or how it actually called.
When a defender chases a dribbler to the sideline, the way I was taught (more than a few years ago . . .) was to plant a foot on the line to prevent getting beat that way. I have a vague recollection of a change that would -- at least technically -- make that not legal defensive position and preclude drawing a charge. So I have two questions: (1) is that in fact the technical rule? (Or am I misremembering?) (2) is that how it is actually called? |
It is a violation (not a technical foul) to leave the court for an unauthorized reason. I would not consider planting a foot on the sideline to violate this rule.
However, you are correct that legal guarding position cannot be established if the defender has a foot out of bounds. A defender cannot draw a "charge" if he is out of bounds. |
LGP must be established with both feet down in bounds. Putting a foot out of bounds would eliminate LGP. In general, this is interpreted to mean a player with a foot out of bounds is not in legal position and, even if he's standing still (thus not normally requiring LGP), he is still at risk of a blocking foul. This would be clearer if the rule makers would add the provision to the screening rules.
The offense could still commit a foul here (pushing or holding, for example), but probably not a charging foul. |
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Further clarification is found in the Case Book, 4.23.3 SITUATION B: (a)(the guard has) one foot touching the sideline . . .when A1 contacts B1 in the torso . . . a blocking foul is ruled on B1 because a player may not be out of bounds and obtain or maintain legal guarding position. |
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