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Originally posted by monkeyking
I came back last year from being gone for about 4 years. The rule that took my eyes off the other players was the closely gaurded count. I would see other officials doing it and would ask them "Can you see the other players in your area while you count?" Half of them would say "Kinda" and others would say "not really". I would like to know if I should use periferal vision to watch the closely gaurded and still see the other players, and also how long before I start the closely gaurded count?(If you could add up all the time that you are counting through an entire game it would probably equal around 2000+!)
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Wouldn't this usually be your competitive match-up? I would think "most" of your attention should be paid to these two players. I would obviously be watching for screens, double teams etc...
Rule 4-10 states that a closely guarded situation occurs when a player in control of the ball in his/her team's frontcourt, is guarded by an opponent who is within 6 feet of the player who is holding or dribbling the ball.