Please help clarify - 'half step' rule

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by jd6stop

Scrapper1, why then when the pivot is picked up and put down again do you think we don't call it?

I'm going to echo Bob Jenkins. It gets missed. As I just said in another thread, traveling can be a very difficult call because of the speed of the play. Sometimes, it's nearly impossible to tell when the dribble ended AND which foot (if any) was on the ground when that happened.

I do, however, I only call HS level.

I'm glad you call it and have some confidence about it. We're all striving to get it right as often as humanly possible, regardless of which game we're working. (That's probably overly optimistic. MOST of us are striving. . .)

College and NBA allow this. Why do you think this is allowed?

It's not allowed. It's just not the top priority. That's especially true in the NBA. But as Bob mentioned, even in college, they don't want you to be travel-happy. If it's there and you know it, grab it. But don't call the borderline travel on a fast play where the feet hit so closely that it's not 100% clear which was the pivot.