Body Checks

[preplax29]

hey i play defense, and i dont know about a certain way u check. when i go to body check someone, am i allowed to throw one of my thighs into the person to help them fall? any kind of help will be appreciated. later. :thumbsup:

[sammyduelist]

i doubt it, im not sure though
maight be called for unnecessary roughness or something
i usually just get low and hit them with my shoulders

[kamera]

if you dont get them on the ground right away, you should recover your position and get in front of them. otherwise any respectable player will run right around you.

[MoOnCoW]

My oppinion is that boddy checks are unnessasary unless you are going for a ground ball or something...
I like going wiht poke checks because you can reset easily if you somehow miss or they dont get thrown down

[LaxRef]

hey i play defense, and i dont know about a certain way u check. when i go to body check someone, am i allowed to throw one of my thighs into the person to help them fall? any kind of help will be appreciated. later. :thumbsup:

If you contact them below the waist, it's an illegal body check; 1:00-3:00 personal foul.

[Formerlaxdemon]

If you contact them below the waist, it's an illegal body check; 1:00-3:00 personal foul.

Would it not be perfectly legal, however, to engage the man in a hip check?

[preplax29]

Would it not be perfectly legal, however, to engage the man in a hip check?

yes it is legal

[preplax29]

My oppinion is that boddy checks are unnessasary unless in extreme situations... I like going wiht poke checks because you can reset easily if you somehow miss or they dont get thrown down


are u serious. ground balls, u need to go in and hit someone..man ball needs hitting. u cant play d and be afraid to hit.

[tjslax]

There are lots of rules that govern body checks. You can check someone with your hip, but make sure it contacts them above the waist. And don't use your leg, you may be called for a trip.