In basketball, what does the three second zone mean, and why is it called three second?

You just can't be in that area under the hoop for more than three seconds, or you think about it

If the whole team runs inside

So how do you play basketball? It's not rugby

The 3-second zone is a zone that is removed from the court floor in order to limit the length of time that an attacking player can stay in a favorable offensive position.

Defending three seconds means that a defender is standing in a three-second zone for more than three seconds. One penalty and one throw.

Stay in the three-second zone for three seconds.

<> three-second zone is a basketball term used to limit the amount of time an attacking player can stay in an advantageous offensive position, and an area that is demarcated from the court floor where any attacking player should not stay for more than 3 seconds when the attacking team starts to possess the ball.

If it exceeds 3 seconds, it will be deemed that the defender will be punished for unfair offensive behavior, and the specific penalty is the offensive and defensive switching, and the attacking player who stays in the 3-second zone for more than 3 seconds will be counted as a mistake and will not be counted as a foul.

Restricted area: The ground area of the basketball court is called a restricted area composed of two lines drawn from both ends of the free throw line to a place 3 meters away from the midpoint of the end line (both from the outer edge), starting from the free throw line to the basket, forming a trapezoid.

Its function is: when the ball is in the control of the team, the player of the team shall not stay in the opponent's restricted area for more than 3 seconds, and if it continues to stay in it for more than 3 seconds, it is considered a violation.

The basketball court's under-basket restriction zone, also known as the three-second zone, draws two lines from each end of the free throw line to a distance of 3 meters from the midpoint of the end line.

Its function is to limit the time that a player of the team cannot stay in the opponent's restricted area for more than 3 seconds when the ball is in the possession of the team. Any offensive player should not stay for more than 3 seconds, otherwise it will be deemed that the defender will be punished for unfair offensive behavior, the specific penalty is the offensive and defensive switching, and the offensive player who stays in the 3-second zone for more than 3 seconds will be counted as a mistake and will not be counted as a foul.

The three-second zone is also known as the under-basket restriction zone.

The red square in the picture is the three-second zone.

Defending scum wisdom for three seconds: Defending three seconds means that the defender stands in the three-second zone about 1 meter near him and does not destroy the offensive player, if he stays in the three-second zone for more than three seconds, it is regarded as defending for three seconds, and if he violates the rules twice and three seconds, he will be punished with one penalty and one execution. (Exists in the NBA League only).

Offensive 3 seconds: If an attacking player stays in the 3-second zone for more than 3 seconds without the ball or with offensive action or intent, it will be regarded as attacking for 3 seconds and will be punished for exchanging the ball! (Shared by FIBA and NBA).

Restricted Zone: From the free throw line to the basket, forming a trapezoid, that is, a three-second zone, and staying in it for more than 3 seconds is considered a violation.

Penalty area: It is a semicircle drawn with the midpoint of the free throw line as the center of the circle and the meter as the radius, and the semicircle in the restricted area is generally drawn as a dotted line, which is the area where the player makes free throws.

Its function is an area that is drawn from the court floor in order to limit the offensive player's stay in a favorable offensive position for too long, in this area, when the attacking team starts to possess the ball, any attacking player should not stay for more than 3 seconds, otherwise it will be deemed that the defender's unfair offensive behavior will be blown penalty, and the specific penalty is the offensive and defensive switching.