Legal Guarding Position

[Adam]

LGP with regard to responsibility for contact? Sure, if the contact is against the defender's feet.
With regard to closely guarded counts? No, I don't think so. Do we consider the player closely guarded if the defender has his back to the dribbler?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

1) LGP with regard to responsibility for contact? Sure, if the contact is against the defender's feet.

2) Do we consider the player closely guarded if the defender has his back to the dribbler?

1) Are you talking about LGP as opposed to having a legal position on the playing court? They're completely different concepts, which I'm sure that you know. Under NCAA rules, lying down isn't a legal position on the playing court. Under FED rules, it was and maybe still is, but the applicable case play has been removed.

2) Rule 4-23-3(b) says that the defender is not not required to continue facing the opponent.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

1) Are you talking about LGP as opposed to having a legal position on the playing court? They're completely different concepts, which I'm sure that you know. Under NCAA rules, lying down isn't a legal position on the playing court. Under FED rules, it was and maybe still is, but the applicable case play has been removed.

2) Rule 4-23-3(b) says that the defender is not not required to continue facing the opponent.

1) You're right, I was over thinking it.

2) Dammit! I need my rule book here.

[mick]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

1) Are you talking about LGP as opposed to having a legal position on the playing court? They're completely different concepts, which I'm sure that you know. Under NCAA rules, lying down isn't a legal position on the playing court. Under FED rules, it was and maybe still is, but the applicable case play has been removed.

2) Rule 4-23-3(b) says that the defender is not not required to continue facing the opponent.

I am still ending my 5-count, and I will continue to employ the terms "normal defense" and "actively guarding", both judgement interpretations, until I am advised to do otherwise.

[JugglingReferee]

I can't see myself continuing a 5s count.

[blindzebra]

B1 might be guarding Matta's gum, but he ain't guarding A1.

[Mark Dexter]

Originally Posted by mick

I am still ending my 5-count, and I will continue to employ the terms "normal defense" and "actively guarding", both judgement interpretations, until I am advised to do otherwise.

If asked in a game situation, I'll do the same thing and cite mick as my source.