That's a jump stop. The player can then lift either or both feet to shoot or pass, but if one of the lifted feet then touches the floor again before the ball is released it is a travel.

PA Coach knows that already. He's just using that thar Socratic method somebody else was talking about. :)

just the answer I wanted to hear because some officials I work with claim there is a step count...

What's this have to do with Greek socks?

If you saw my previous uninformed post on the jump stop, please disregard it. A "jump stop" is when a player lands on both feet simultaneously. Whether or not the player can pivot is determined by what his action was when the dribble ended prior to landing. For a good explanation, see the NCAA February, 2004 Men's Basketball Officiating update at: http://www.ncaa.org/champadmin/baske...202update.html

Although this is an NCAA guideline, I think the explanation is clearer than anything else I've seen on the jump stop technique and how the official should determine whether or not a violation has occurred.

[Edited by Jimgolf on Apr 29th, 2004 at 10:06 AM]

Glad to see some specific guidelines for this call. There have been some raging debates on some of the coaching forums.

Fascinating.