I've actually noticed that some teams intentionally have some players test how the officials are going to call this rule early on so they know what to expect the rest of the game. If we don't call it early, we are giving a big advantage to one team.
One mechanic I follow is that if a player violates the plane and the ball goes in, I'll let that player know that they are coming in early and that usually avoids the violation on the next shot.
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