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Originally posted by Junker
As far as closely guarded at lower levels, I try to use the height of the players as a reference. I vizualize the defender lying on the floor between themselves and the offensive player. I guess I came to this from 6 feet being an average height for varsity players. Anyway, that's what I use to "officiate to the level of the game". Any other suggestions?
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I do the same thing, in general. When a player is barely 4.5 feet, 6 feet is a lot farther than rules were intended. I wonder if I'm right to do so, but the intent is "closely guarded," IMO, so I officiate accordingly.