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Originally Posted by Camron Rust
If I would call it when the player has the foot on the court in the key, why wouldn't I call it if they lift the foot above that spot. By rule, the player hasn't left the key until both feet touch the floor outside the key.
Part of why the 3-second rule was written that way was to address a player who is gaining an advantage by having one foot outside of the lane but with the other well into the key. They can't simply lift the foot to avoid the count, they must move their body out of the key area (as demonstrated by both feet touching out).
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I think you misunderstood my complaint about Billy's wording.
No you wouldn't call this, you'd keep counting and call three seconds when you got to three (or 4 or 5 depending on your personal style
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The wording of the sentence implies that it is a violation to life one foot out of the key. It is not a violation. It simply doesn't get the count to stop.