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Message: [QUOTE="stamfordhusky, post: 2645182, member: 649"] This "rule change" was really more of a clarification since players always were required to have both feet out of the lane to avoid a three second count. Here is the old rule from 2016-17 (which is identical to the one used in 2015-16 and 2014-15, plus other older years): "Art. 2. It is a violation for a player to have any part of her body remain in the three-second lane for more than three consecutive seconds while the ball is in control of that player’s team in her frontcourt." And here is the "new" rule, which is in the rulebook used for 2017-18 and for 2018-19: "Art. 2. It is a violation for a player to have any part of her body remain in the three-second lane for more than three consecutive seconds while the ball is in control of that player’s team in her frontcourt. To establish a position outside the three-second lane, the player must place both feet on the playing court outside the lane." - - - - - Note that under the older rule, if [B]any part of the body[/B] - including even one foot - was in the lane for more than three seconds, it was a violation. The addition to the rule really didn't change much of anything. The only very minor change is that the new rule precludes a player from having one foot out of the lane and the other foot in the air, possibly above the edge of the lane. To establish legal position, both feet theoretically have to be touch the court outside of the lane. Note that the men's rule continues to be identical to the old women's rule - yet enforcement is the same, i.e. both feet have to be out of the lane. Having said that, most refs - at least the better ones - apply a bit of common sense. If a player is on the way out of the lane at the end of three seconds, they won't whistle a "gotcha" foul. Also, if a player clearly is not trying to gain an advantage but has her heel touching the edge of the lane, they also usually won't call it. [/QUOTE]

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