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Originally Posted by PSidbury
9-7-3: Allowance shall be made for a player who, having been in the restricted area for less than 3 seconds, dribbles in or moves immediately to try for goal.
And just what is the "allowance"? $10 a week?
Seriously, what is my allowance (which seems like such a subjective term) as opposed to your allowance for a player that "dribbles in... to try for goal" after already being in lane for <3 seconds?
I'm imagining a player already in lane for <3 seconds, receiving ball, and then "backing down" his opponent as he moves toward the goal... a process that could take several long seconds, indeed.
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You're imagining wrong. You allow the player with the ball to
immediately shoot it....either going straight up right away without any fakes, or driving and
immediately shooting. There's no backing down or fakes of any kind, etc. If they don't
immediately shoot in one fluid connected motion, you call the violation. If they pass instead of shooting, you call the violation.
"Immediately" is the key word.
Note that the "moves immediately to try for goal" might include a dribble.