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Old Tue Mar 12, 2019, 03:42pm
BillyMac BillyMac is offline
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What Pivot Foot ???

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Originally Posted by bucky View Post
I would love to know who came up with this ruling and their rational behind it. I presume that the traveling rule and pivot foot requirements were years ahead of this play. Someone then decided that it would be considered traveling even though the player is neither holding the ball or controlling it.
It's an odd play and an odd ruling. Holding ball at beginning, holding ball at end, no player control in the middle, doesn't judge legal or illegal movement of pivot foot, pivot foot isn't even mentioned.
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