jump stop
A while back there was a thread about which rule was most misunderstood. This may have been talking about among coaches, but among the fans the jump stop would rank up there somewhere. 8th grade girls game, press break situation, a girl receives a pass in mid-air, lands on one foot, jumps off that foot and lands cleanly on both feet.
A textbook jump stop. The only problem was that she had lost her balance. She teetered there for probably at least a second, but instead of dribbling the ball, she pivoted.
Whistle....travel, easiest call of the night. But this easy call also got the biggest negative reaction of the night from the fans. Time out. Let's all open our rule books to the definition section and look under W for Walking. Nothing there. But I was so sure.....
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