Guarding –
Block/Charge
Rule 4.23, 24
Definitions:
• Guarding is define in Rule
4.23-1 as follows:
“Guarding is the act of
legally placing the body
in the path of an
offensive opponent.”
Guarding – Block/Charge
Rule 4.23, 24
KNOW THIS!!
• Every player is entitled to a spot
on the floor – provided he gets
there first without illegally
contacting an opponent
• To officiate and rule properly on
the act of GUARDING – you must
know that the defender must first
OBTAIN an initial legal guarding
position. Then the defender is
allowed to MAINTAIN a legal
guarding position
• The only way to know if the
defender has met these
requirements, is to Referee the
Defense!
• A player who extends an arm,
shoulder, hip or leg into the path
of an opponent is NOT considered
to have a legal position if contact
occurs
Guarding – Block/Charge
Rule 4.23, 24
OBTAIN
•
To OBTAIN an initial legal
guarding position – the guard
must meet three
requirements:
1.
Legally get to the spot first
2. Both feet must be on the
floor
3. The front of the guard’s body
must be facing the opponent
Guarding – Block/Charge
Rule 4.23, 24
MAINTAIN
•
The guard may be moving
•
This movement can be in any direction –
except toward the offensive player when
contact occurs. (short of contact – OK)
•
The guard is not required to have a foot or
feet on the floor while moving to
MAINTAIN the legal guarding position.
This means the guard could actually be in
the air
•
The guard may raise hands or jump within
his own vertical plane
•
The guard does not even have to continue
facing the offensive player
•
The guard is allowed to turn, duck to
absorb the shock of contact
Guarding – Block/Charge
Rule 4.23, 24
“Guarding ANY opponent –
whether moving, stationary,
with or without the ball,
requires the defender to
OBTAIN and then
MAINTAIN a legal guarding
position”
Guarding – Block/Charge
Rule 4.23, 24
WHO IS BEING GUARDED?
•
A STATIONARY Opponent with
the ball
•
A MOVING Opponent with the ball
•
A STATIONARY Opponent
WITHOUT the ball
•
A MOVING opponent WITHOUT
the ball
Guarding – Block/Charge
Rule 4.23, 24
A STATIONARY & A MOVING
OPPONENT WITH THE BALL
•
When guarding an opponent WITH
the ball – whether the opponent is
MOVING or STATIONARY – no
time or distance is required to
OBTAIN an initial legal guarding
position.
•
However – if the opponent is
AIRBORNE, the guard must have
OBTAINED legal position BEFORE
the opponent left the floor
(Referee the DEFENSE!!!)
Guarding – Block/Charge
Rule 4.23, 24
A STATIONARY
OPPONENT WITHOUT
THE BALL
•
When guarding a
STATIONARY opponent
WITHOUT the ball – no
time or distance is
required to OBTAIN an
initial legal guarding
position
(Referee the DEFENSE)
Guarding – Block/Charge
Rule 4.23, 24
A MOVING OPPONENT WITHOUT
THE BALL
•
When guarding a MOVING
opponent WITHOUT the ball –
time and distance ARE factors
required to OBTAIN an initial
legal position
1.
The guard must give the opponent
the time and/or distance needed
to avoid contact. The distance
need not be more than two strides
2.
If the opponent is AIRBORNE,
the guard must have OBTAINED
legal position BEFORE the
opponent left the floor
(REFEREE the DEFENSE)
Get the defensive player or the next
competitive match up