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Originally posted by SteveRef702
Yah i know its not a visible count but in my area they never call it and i was just pointing that out
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Well SteveRef702 I always look for 3 seconds during all my games. And usually they are never in the lane that long. And if they are I call it. But you must understand, that the higher the level, the less likely it is going to be called. Because good players are not going to stand in the lane for 3 seconds in the first place. And I am definitely not going to call the toe on the line variety.
Remember, for 3 seconds to be even called, you have to have the ball in the frontcourt. You must have team control. And you must not have in interrupted dribble according to the rules.
You usually here coaches and fans yell for 3 seconds, and the ball is not even in the FC or the ball is on the rim or in the air on a shot. I have even heard fans yell for 3 seconds and the player is completely out of the lane all together. The count starts and stops so many times, that at least in a varsity setting the players are not in the lane that long. And when you call it, they do not continually have to call it during the rest of the game. And if you are a good official, you should know how and when to talk players out of the lane before they violate the rule.
Peace