The three-second rule applies on the basketball court while playing. There are two types of three-second violation called defensive and offensive violation and the 3-second basketball rule work on both sides.
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What Is 3 Second Rules/Violation In Basketball?
The player who stands in the paint(free throw) longer than three seconds without doing any activity is called a 3-second offensive violation. However, the defensive player cannot stay inside the paint longer than 3-second they actively guarding an offensive player.
What referee do when you violated the 3-sec rule? When offensive and defensive players spend more than three-second inside the painted area the referee whistles with stick one arm by their side and then upright their flip arm in front of them showing their three fingers and then suddenly the game will be stopped and informed to the scorekeeper.
Types Of 3-Second Violation
There are two types of violations one is defensive and the second is an offensive violation.
Definition & Meaning Of Offensive Violation
If the offensive player spends more than three seconds on the painted area without doing any basket score, that is called a three-second offensive violation. However, if you can receive the ball on the painted area and hold it till 3 seconds, don’t score a basket it’s called a violation.
If you want to stand under the net, keep moving, block the defender, get a rebound, and score.
Definition & Meaning Of Defensive Violation
The 3-second defensive violation is the same as the 3-second offensive violation. the defender cannot stand in the paint for more than 3 seconds until they guard the offensive player. The offensive player has the opportunity to get the basket, but defensive players are required more efficient in the way they defend outside of the key, get rebounds and defend the basket.
This three-second rule does not apply to FIBA events or high school basketball.