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Old Sun Jan 04, 2015, 03:09am
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As soon as I saw the text, I knew that there would be posters defending the blocking call by taking the position that the knee wasn't "unnatural". This demonstrates the difficulty of writing rules and shows why stating things as simply as possible is best.

The word unnatural needs to be stricken from the rule. It is not part of judging contact with the foot or arm and shouldn't be for the knee either.

What is a natural or unnatural position for a players knee anyway? No one can really say and it doesn't matter. The whole debate misses the point.

The purpose of the NCAA ruling is to protect the players by making it illegal to lead into a defender with an extended foot, knee, or arm, even if the defender is within the restricted area. The NCAA doesn't want that kind of action. It will just cause injuries.
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