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bbcowboy Sun May 07, 2006 11:26am

3 second violation
 
When a player straddles the line that defines the 3 second lane, can he lift his inner foot off the floor every 2 seconds and not be "in the lane" for 3 seconds and not be called for a violation???

Mark Padgett Sun May 07, 2006 11:29am

In a word - no.

TADW_Elessar Sun May 07, 2006 11:37am

Quote:

Originally Posted by bbcowboy
When a player straddles the line that defines the 3 second lane, can he lift his inner foot off the floor every 2 seconds and not be "in the lane" for 3 seconds and not be called for a violation???

FIBA Rules:
26.1.3 "To establish himself outside the restricted area, the player must place both feet on the floor outside the restricted area."

tjones1 Sun May 07, 2006 12:44pm

You're probably not going to find many officials that are going to enforce this rule that strictly. Most of us try to talk the players out of the violation, however if they ignore our requests repeatedly, then we'll nail them.

jkjenning Sun May 07, 2006 01:19pm

I was under the impression that the player only had to break the boundary of the lane line but Case 9.7.2 makes it clear that the foot not only has to break the plane but also touch the court outside of the restricted area. That has the same effect as the FIBA rule quoted earlier but it is not as clear until you read the case play.


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