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Originally Posted by CMHCoachNRef
Just curious RUW, where do you see the fact that the defender must be between the basket and the player with the ball?
According to NFHS Rules Book Rule 4-23-2:
ART. 2 . . . To obtain an initial legal guarding position:
a. The guard must have both feet touching the playing court.
b. The front of the guard's torso must be facing the opponent.
I don't see any reference to the basket, here. Is it listed somewhere else?
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I don't think it's in the rule book, but it seems like common sense that the defender must be between the basket and the player (if he's dribbling). Otherwise, the player would be considered to have his head and shoulders in front of the defender and thus the count is off.
Conversely, if he's not dribbling, and is pivoting, the defender will often not be between him and the basket and the count should be on.