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					Originally Posted by  Stat-Man
					 
				 
				NCAA does explicitly state that if an offensive player is standing between the defender and the ball (such as with a screen), there is no closely guarded situation.  
 
I believe NFHS has no such provision; I believe this triggered a discussion here in the past. 
			
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 But that is only because they (NCAA) declared it to be so, not because any of the requirements of the basic closely guarded rule have been lost.