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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
Agree with Firedoc. The intent of the rule was to stop actionless contests and reward teams for playing good defense.If the defender is just staying about 6 feet away and not putting any pressure on the player with the ball,why reward him/her?
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That is not what the rules says. How can a player be standing within 6 feet of a player with the ball and not guarding them? The rule says nothing about putting pressure on the ball, it says guarding. If the player is within six feet, he must want something to happen or result from him/her standing there. If the defender was not guarding him or her then what else could they be doing? You require them to jump up and down with arms rapidly moving constantly to consider a 5 second count?
Peace
Thu Feb 27, 2003, 11:26pm
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