Let's review some video on Legal Guarding Position - LGP. Live OI meeting, recorded.

This is recording of a live online meeting held, March 25, 2021, hosted by Officials Institute Chairman of the Board, Joshua Schroeder, and reviewing videos clips of plays involving the NFHS rule on legal guarding position. The Officials Institute holds these meetings each month, educating basketball officials on the proper way to see and rule on plays over a variety of rule topics. The Officials Institute believes that watching and discussing videos, such as these (LGP) legal guarding position plays, in a group helps build confidence in understanding how rules should be applied and using this format creates opportunity to receive instant feedback from other officials. Being able to ask questions while analyzing a play is invaluable to learning and relearning what we already know or think we know about a rule. This method also allows us to learn together by continually discussing the rules as they are written but exploring alternative philosophies such as a common sense approach and using and applying rules as they are intended. All videos shown are actual high school basketball videos.
The video of this online meeting includes 10 different video clips, all revolve around the topic of legal guarding position plays, and 4 bonus video clips about the step back travel.
Video #1
- Ball handler brings the ball up the court when contact occurs near the division line. Did the defender have a legal guarding position?
Video #2
- A dribbler moves around the top of the key when the defender and dribbler contact each other and the official rules a blocking foul. Was it?
Video #3
- A player drives into the paint, attempting a shot when his defender creates contact. But the question on whether the defender was in a legal guarding position or not.
Video #4
- Another dribbler moving around the top of the key and another block called on the defender. The defender had established LGP but may have embellished the contact caused by the dribbler.
Video #5
- Drive into the paint with a nice spin move by the dribbler. The official calls a block on the defender and awards the ball handler 2 free throws. Watch to see what really happened.
Video #6
- This collision in the paint cannot be a block because the defender is not required to continue facing his opponent after legal guarding position has been established.
Video #7
- Block called, but did defender have LGP? Was the dribbler shooting or did he travel? Let's review the officials positioning on the court as well.
Video #8
- End of half situation. Was this offensive or defensive contact? Who jumped into who?
Video #9
- Body bump. Bad signal but it completely describes what happened.
Video #10
- A pushing foul was called on a defender because the dribbler was forced out of bounds. However, since the defender had a legal guarding position the contact should have been the responsibility of the dribbler.
BONUS VIDEOS
- Step back move, allowed by the officials but should have been ruled a traveling violation.
- Step back move executed perfectly.
- The official properly called this step back move a traveling violation
- Last step back move was a traveling violation and should have been called.
Watching video clips is a good way to stay connected to the skill of officiating basketball but education and learning can more effectively be attained doing it in a group with some direction from a key speaker. Remembering specific rules and application of those rules, such as legal guarding position, is easier when visual aids are used to present in a way that is easy to listen to and understand.
The Officials Institute, and their monthly video review meetings, create a fun environment that allows participants to speak up and voice their opinions on plays without negative retribution or rebuttals. Everyone's opinion is worth something and adds to the overall learning experience that everyone should strive for, regardless of years of experience. Breaking down film in slow motion and freeze frames helps to "retrain our brain" so when we see the same plays in real time we are in a better position mentally to get the call right.
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All rules referenced in this video are taken from the official rules book provided by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). To find out more about the NFHS, you can visit them at nfhs.org/