VERTICALITYVERTICALITYRule 4 Section 45Rule 4 Section 45

Bill LewisMCBOA VP / Training Officer

Basic components of verticality Basic components of verticality for the DEFENDER:for the DEFENDER:

Art 1 Legal guarding position must be established.Art 2 May jump vertically, but must remain within his/her vertical plane.

Basic components of verticality Basic components of verticality for the DEFENDER:for the DEFENDER:

Art 4 . . . The defender SHOULD NOT be penalized for leaving the floor vertically or having ……hands and arms extended within his/her vertical plane.

Verticality Play #1

Basic components of verticality Basic components of verticality for the DEFENDER:for the DEFENDER:

Art 6 A player MAY NOT “belly up”or use the lower part of the body tocause contact

Basic components of verticality Basic components of verticality for the OFFENSIVE player:for the OFFENSIVE player:

1.The offensive player may NOT “clear out” or cause contact in the vertical plane of the defender.

Basic components of verticality Basic components of verticality for the OFFENSIVE player:for the OFFENSIVE player:

2. The player with the ball is given NO more protection than the defender in judging which player as violated.

LEGAL PLAYSLEGAL PLAYSVerticality Legal Play #1Verticality Legal Play #2

ILLEGAL PLAYSILLEGAL PLAYSVerticality Legal Play #3Verticality Legal Play #1