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Message: [QUOTE="stamfordhusky, post: 3799664, member: 649"] first, everyone needs to remember that the rule says this: “It is a violation for a player to have any part of their body remain in the three-second lane for more than three consecutive seconds [b]while the ball is in control of that player’s team[/b] in their frontcourt.” Since the ball has to be in control of a given players team, that eliminates any scenario where the ball is loose or in the air. One thing I have noticed over the years, that I have confirmed in talks with a couple of good college refs, is that most of the refs in the men’s game apply common sense. They do not want to call a three second violation if a player is gaining no advantage from it. For example if a player has his heel on the line while he is posting up and remains there for more than three seconds, they will ignore it since he is gaining no advantage. Likewise if a player falls down and has his leg in the lane, they will not use that as an excuse to call three seconds. In contrast, many women’s refs use no common sense and look for any excuse to call three seconds. Over the last few years in the games I have watched - and I have looked closely for this, as it is a pet peeve - three second violations are called more than three times as often in women’s games than men’s games. For example last week in a UConn game one of the players hit the deck and was lying there with part of her leg in the lane. The referee couldn’t wait to call a three second violation for that. Absolutely no advantage gained. [/QUOTE]

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