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Originally Posted by Coach Bill
I'd like to know when rule-wise the gather of a dribble has occurred? One of my guys does a drop-step where he takes one or two dribbles to the middle then simultaneous with picking the ball up, drops his front foot then his back and goes up strong. Is this a travel? If you rule he has gathered while his back foot is down, then it's a travel, of course. But, i don't know according to the rules when a gather has occured. I look at it similar to a Euro. Thanks!
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I personally don't use the term "gather." I look at when the dribble ends and where feet are when that happens. That tells me what is pivot etc.
In your play it sounds like the dribble ends when his front foot is going back. You say he "simultaneously picks ball up and steps front foot back." When he puts two hands on ball dribble has ended. That makes his back foot pivot. You say then he moves his back foot...and goes up strong". If he picked up that back foot and put it down before shot released that's travel.
Drop step I used-player steps back with first foot while last dribble is being pushed down. It is on the floor now when he ends dribble. Other foot is then brought around (making first the pivot) and goes up strong. Maybe that is what you are describing...
In the Chris Paul u tube video of euro step he ends dribble by hand going under ball. At that moment left foot is pivot. He steps right sideways etc. then across left and then up. Left foot was down, went up and down again then releases ball. It's travel. Not called in college and not in high school if done quickly. In college the rule/case book says give dribbler benefit when figuring out when dribble ends. Thx