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Old Fri Oct 25, 2013, 01:40am
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2.Catch the ball with one foot on the ground & jumps off that foot & land on both feet = pivot not allowed.

so isn't the 2nd case considered pivot foot established before the jump?
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No...because the player's subsequent actions will determine whether the player has a pivot foot or not. If he steps with the other foot, then the foot that was initially on the floor is the pivot foot. Conversely, if he jumps off the foot on the floor and land simultaneously on both feet, then the player will not have a pivot foot.
If you catch the ball or end the dribble with a foot on the floor, you can't determine if that foot will be the pivot foot until you see what happens next.
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