The Rules book is a bit vague on this point, and reads about the same as the Federation book, talking about "his/her opponent" being in a "guarding stance not exceeding six feet." That suggests a similar ruling for both men and women NCAA play--i.e., that the defensive players might switch but still have a continued count. In the NCAA manual, section 13 in the Interpretations section has a play listed under "Closely Guarded" where 4 teamates line up side-by-side and pass the ball to each other over the sideline. The ruling is that it is a closely guarded violation after 5 seconds if in the front court, while the 10-second rule applies (for men) if in the backcourt. So, sounds like the closely-guarded rule is applied the same for HS and college, and DOES continue even if defensive players switch.
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Thu Jan 27, 2000, 12:52pm
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