Lane Spots

Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

Lotto wrote
I believe that the answer in NCAAW is yes. This was a change, I think, 2 years ago. B cannot put more than 4 players in lane spaces, but if spaces are vacant, players can move to occupy them. (8-4.4b and c)

I stand corrected. I retired from officiating college basketball after the 2007-08 season, and while I purchase the NCAA Men's and Women's college rules books every year, I sometimes do not peruse them as closely as I should.

MTD, Sr.

Adam

ballgame99 wrote
There is enough contact on a missed FT as it is, giving one player a 3 foot head start to come crashing in would only result in more, I'm guessing.

And calling the foul would put a quick stop to it.

No need to guess. 🙂

JetMetFan

From May 2009:

New language in Rule 9-1-3d states that a player leaves a marked lane space when he or she contacts any part of the court outside the marked lane space (3 feet by 3 feet). A clarification to Rule 9-1-3g indicates that a player occupying a marked lane space must have one foot positioned near the outer edge of the free-throw lane line with the other positioned anywhere within the designated 36-inch lane space.

(Mary) Struckhoff said these changes were necessitated by players attempting to leave their positions too early to gain a rebound advantage.

OKREF

Doesn't being able to move on the release make this reasoning obsolete now?

Kansas Ref

OKREF wrote
Doesn't being able to move on the release make this reasoning obsolete now?

*I'm thinking the same thing

BryanV21

I guess they're trying to avoid players gaining momentum, and thus turning a simple foul into something that could cause injury.

Kansas Ref

BryanV21 wrote
I guess they're trying to avoid players gaining momentum, and thus turning a simple foul into something that could cause injury.

*Well I must say that you are conferring a measure of "fore sight" to our NFHS rule makers, perhaps that was their stratagem--an ultimate concern for the student-athlete's safety but hey I am just a worker bee.

Sharpshooternes

Just remember, only two offensive and four defensive players maximum are allowed at any time no matter how many empty spots there are.

Adam

Sharpshooternes wrote
Just remember, only two offensive and four players maximum are allowed at any time no matter how many empty spots there are.

Adam

OKREF wrote
Doesn't being able to move on the release make this reasoning obsolete now?

That reasoning, yes. I'm not sure that was it, though.

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Adam wrote
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He forgot to include the word "defensive".

Sharpshooternes

Adam wrote
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Sorry left out defensive. It is now correct.

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