NFHS closely guarded rule

[tref]

Originally Posted by letemplay

Considering the last part of this rule, having the head and shoulders past the defensive player, would the offensive player need to be on a path TOWARDS the basket?

No

Originally Posted by letemplay

Would moving in a lateral direction be enough to have the count dropped, provided the dribbler is by the defender?

Yes

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by tref

No





Yes

disagree with your yes answer on lateral guarding.

Edit: unless 'by' means past defender?

[tref]

Originally Posted by fullor30

disagree with your yes answer on lateral guarding.

Edit: unless 'by' means past defender?

I interpreted "by" as meaning head & shoulders past the defender.

[Adam]

Bottom line, I'm not dropping my count just because the dribbler retreats (thus making his head and shoulders "past" the defender). If a defender is staying between the dribbler and the basket while the dribbler goes sideways, it's going to seem as if the head and shoulders are past since the defender is maintaining an angle towards the hoop rather than directly in the dribbler's path. I'm keeping my count here, too.