NFHS Closely Guarded Rule History

[jTheUmp]

Originally Posted by Adam

The rule gives you some guidance on this, I believe.

Originally Posted by NFHS 4-10-1

... A closely guarded count shall be terminated when the offensive player in control of the ball gets his/her head and shoulders past the defensive player.

Originally Posted by NFHS 9-10-3

A closely guarded count shall be terminated during an interrupted dribble.

Why they put one of these in the Definitions section and one in Violations and Penalties section is one of Life's Great Mysteries.

[so cal lurker]

Originally Posted by jTheUmp

Why they put one of these in the Definitions section and one in Violations and Penalties section is one of Life's Great Mysteries.

Having recently read the HS rule book for the first time in 30 years, the structure and some of the writing almost seems like they tried to make it hard to figure out what the rules really are . . .