Understanding the Three Second Foul in Women’s Lacrosse

Three seconds is a major foul on the defense that results in a free position shot.
As a defender, you must be within a stick’s length of an offensive player while inside the 8-meter arc. If you are within this area without marking an opponent for three seconds or longer, the referee can blow the whistle to stop play and award a free position shot opportunity to the offensive player who’s closest to where the foul occurred.
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[@RowboatNC]

Great overview, thanks for posting this.

[@vapypr]

I know a lot of the rules in women's lacrosse are for safety. What is the purpose of this rule? I assume it is just too keep defenders from looking up in front of the goal.