Closely guarded? No. Just throw out your arms.

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If I'm at 4 seconds and the guy backs out to loose the count I might show it real quick to show "hey he lost it"

Also - If a coach is like "5 seconds, 5 seconds" I'll generally shake my head no to show that they're not within the 6` for the count.

6` is a lot of room... If your standing 6` infront of an oppononet not playing defense. Yeah, your not gunna get the count.