NFHS 2020,21 POE's

[sdoebler]

I know you copy/pasted but this line is confusing to me:

To obtain initial legal guarding position on a player with the ball, the defender must get to the spot first without contact, have both feet touching the floor and initially face the opponent within six feet.

Since when is six feet a requirement for LGP?

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.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by sdoebler

I know you copy/pasted but this line is confusing to me:

To obtain initial legal guarding position on a player with the ball, the defender must get to the spot first without contact, have both feet touching the floor and initially face the opponent within six feet.

Since when is six feet a requirement for LGP?

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.

They left ou the proper wording in 4-23-1 that says,

There is no minimum distance required between a guard and opponent, but the maximum is 6 feet when closely guarded.

They clearly did not use the entire wording of the rule when stating the 6 feet reference.

Peace

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

They clearly did not use the entire wording of the rule when stating the 6 feet reference.

Would it ever make a practical difference? If the guarding player were farther away, what are the chances a block/charge determination would ever be needed?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

Would it ever make a practical difference? If the guarding player were farther away, what are the chances a block/charge determination would ever be needed?

Actually, it is. There are several block-charge plays that start with the defender in LGP or establish LGP more than 6 feet away, like a fast break. The reference is completely incorrect and not how the rule even reads. Because you have to first establish LGP and you have to maintain it. Requiring 6 feet would change the application of the rule totally.

Peace

[BillyMac]

There is no minimum distance required between the guard and opponent, but the maximum is 6 feet when closely guarded.

Doesn't this only apply to a closely guarded five second count and is not really relevant to legal guarding position and a block/charge call?

In other words, regarding block/charge, it's legal guarding position, not legal closely guarded position.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

I am not going to comment one the "six feet" mistake because it has been adequately covered in Thread so far: It is most likely an editing/typo mistake, at least I hope so.

MTD, Sr.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by sdoebler

I know you copy/pasted but this line is confusing to me:

To obtain initial legal guarding position on a player with the ball, the defender must get to the spot first without contact, have both feet touching the floor and initially face the opponent within six feet.

Since when is six feet a requirement for LGP?

it isn't. They messed up.