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Old Thu Jan 10, 2013, 07:04pm
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Originally Posted by PaulH View Post
I had a game last night where I had an official tell me you get 2 and a half steps before it is a travel. I know as a coach I make mistakes with rules all the time but I have never heard of 2 and a half steps for a travel before. Have I just been misunderstanding the rules all these years or did he make a mistake?
This is what he's saying:

If you catch the ball with your right foot on the floor (1 step), step with you left foot (2 steps), lift your right foot (half step) and release the ball, you have 2 1/2 steps.

While my description above is legal, there are other instances where it would not be legal. For example, if both feet on on the floor and you step once with each foot (2 steps), that's traveling.
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