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Old Fri Mar 27, 2009, 02:46pm
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Originally Posted by jalons View Post
I worked a game this season with a D1 women's official who gave me this piece of advice as it pertains to the spin move and traveling:

If the inside foot on the spin move is replanted, the player has probably committed a traveling violation. In other words, if the player jumps off two feet it is probably traveling. If the player jumps off one foot to shoot, the play is probably legal.

Of course, this depends on when the ball is actually secured by the ball handler.
So, it sounds like the official has to know what the pivot is, and if it replants again to the floor, it is a travel.

Good advice.
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