Guarding/Screening Equals Block/Charge Play.

[SC Official]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

The NCAA Men's made that very clear that facing any direction of the torso was good enough. Not sure about the other levels, but nothing in the rule says that facing is required in a certain way or has to be "square."

Peace

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

I think I know what you're saying, but you'd always be facing the opponents torso if you're facing them at all. I think you mean to say you can face any side of the offensive player's torso, not just the front of the opponent's torso. It may have been clarified recently, but the direction the offensive player faces has never been a factor.

Ah, found it. It was NCAA-M that made the clarification/revision.

Rule 4-17-4-b: "The guard’s torso shall face the opponent from any direction."

And yes Camron, you said it better than me.