ow do we officiate this play?

When we officiate the defense, we are looking to see if they get a legal guarding position and keep it through the whole play. Legal guarding position can be acquired long before there is contact in the paint on this play. B1 could have picked up A1 on the side of the lane and then shuffled into the paint and maintained position — and stayed legal.

When B1 starts legal, she usually stays legal.

Oh, you don't think so?

B1 can have arms and hands anywhere in her vertical plane. She can (as in this photo) elevate on her toes. She can even jump straight up.

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