Legal Guarding Position (Video)

[BigCat]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

Big Cat:

Regarding the second play. Please re-read the definition of screening with regard to the contact between W-4 and B-32.

MTD, Sr.

I have a foul on white 4 and i dont think its close. Up to you what you call. Calling this a screen is fitting a square peg in a round hole.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by BigCat

I have a foul on white 4 and i dont think its close. Up to you what you call. Calling this a screen is fitting a square peg in a round hole.

I am not going to debate whether this is a blocking foul or a charging foul, but based upon your comment about screening and "a square peg in a round hole" leads me to believe that you do not understand the guarding and screening rules.

1) The guarding rule applies only to the five defensive players. The guarding rule is in effect when one of the teams has team control of the ball. If neither team has team control of the ball then the guarding rule is not in effect.

2) The screening rule applies to all of the ten players on the court at all times whether or not there is team control of the ball by a team. That means that defensive players can (and do set screens).

Whether you judge W-4 or B-32 to be guilty of the foul, in this case, the screening rule and not the guarding rule is the rule that you must apply.

MTD, Sr.