Section VIII-Defensive Three-Second Rule a. The count starts when the offensive team is in control...

Section VIII-Defensive Three-Second Rule
a. The count starts when the offensive team is in control of the ball in the front-court.
b. Any defensive player, who is positioned in the 16-foot lane or the area extending 4 feet past the lane endline, must be actively guarding an opponent within three seconds. Actively guarding means being within arms length of an offensive player and in a guarding position.
c. Any defensive player may play any offensive player. The defenders may double-team any player.
d. The defensive three-second count is suspended when: (1) there is a field goal attempt, (2) there is a loss of team control, (3) the defender is actively guarding an opponent or (4) the defender completely clears the 16-foot lane.
e. If the defender is guarding the player with the ball, he may be located in the 16-foot lane. This defender is not required to be in an actively guarding/arms dis-tance position. If another defender actively guards the player with the ball, the original defender must actively guard an opponent or exit the 16-foot lane. Once the offensive player passes the ball, the defender must actively guard an opponent or exit the 16-foot lane.
PENALTY: A technical foul shall be assessed. The offensive team retains pos-session at the free throw line extended. The shot clock shall remain the same as when play was interrupted or reset to 14 seconds, whichever is greater.

8 months ago MelMan2002 1 comment 0 recs |

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My keys to the game tonight

1. Print out flyers of this and hand them out to the refs every chance we get.
2. Make posters and hand them out to everyone in the lower bowl – the font should be large enough for the blindest ref to see.
3. Have everyone in the arena count together the seconds.

Even on a bad FT shooting night, that alone should give us plenty of extra points to easily win.

by MelMan2002 on Dec 12, 2009 7:18 AM MST reply actions