lane violations

Crossing the line

Lane violations occur in sports when a player enters a restricted area too early.

The term appears most often in basketball, where players must stay behind the free-throw line until the ball hits the rim: The referee called a lane violation, nullifying the made free throw.

In bowling, crossing the foul line into the lane is also a lane violation.

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paint · whistle · charging · free throw · charity stripe · referee · three-second rule · court lines · box out · double dribble · ball handler · defense · restricted area · blocking foul · offensive foul · plant foot · technical foul · foul trouble

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rule compliance

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Honorable conduct in games

proper form · clean release · clean run · lane discipline

bowling outcomes

lane violationsgutter balls

Rolls missing all pins

splits · poor aim · strikes · perfect games

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