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Yes yes yes, you guys are correct. I had completely forgotten the rule that prohibited defensive players from touching the ball outside the lane. It was always a trip to see a guard on the perimiter holding the ball at chest level arms extended and watching the defensive player have to move back so she didn't come in contact with the ball. 6v6 was a neat thing to be sure, but there can be no question it greatly inhibited the ability of the players who played it from continuing with the game beyond high school.
My sister was a great athlete, she played D1 softball, and I remember that when she made the change from 6v6 to 5v5 in her Junior year she had to learn how to shoot a basketball from scratch. She was labled a "guard" in 7th grade and because of that she never learned any offensive skills to speak of. Conversly "forwards" at our school had no defensive skills to speak of.
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