[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by CMHCoachNRef

4.44.3.b A player who catches the ball while moving or dribbling, may stop, and establish a pivot foot as follows:
b. If one foot is on the floor (left foot in my example):
2. The player may jump off that foot (left foot) and simultaneously lands on both (right foot and left foot land at the same time). Neither foot can be the pivot in this case.

This play is legal. Left foot is on the floor and he ends up landing on both feet at roughly the same time (simultaneously, to use the NFHS term that is not exactly accurate).

On the other hand, if the player has one foot on the floor (left foot in my example), if the player jumps off that foot, lands with the right foot first followed closedly but discernably after, the left foot landing (hence the term ill-timed jump stop as the feet are not landing simultaneously), this is a travel. Left foot is on the floor and he ends up landing on both feet (feet landing at different times).

Correct. I'm not sure where the confusion is coming from on this...basically, a jump stop is legal. The way I explain it to the rookie classes I teach is the "da-dump" factor. If the "landing" is "dump" (both feet at the same time making one sound) it is legal. If the "landing" is "da-dump" (different times and two distinct noises) it isn't legal. So why is this a "pet peeve"?