Jump or Step

[SamIAm]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

I don't think the previous post is correct. Note that the part about "if the player jumps, neither foot may be returned to the floor" applies only "AFTER coming to a stop and establishing a pivot foot" -- in the situations you are describing, the player doesn't stop and the pivot foot isn't established until the other foot touches.

Perhaps I didn't set-up my sitch very well. It is not meant to question a jump-stop.

A1 picks up his dribble, then pivots, then steps/jumps from pivot foot to non-pivot foot while retaining possession of the ball. If it is a step, it is legal. If it is a jump, it is illegal. Jumping while holding the ball and returning to the floor, when not part of a jumpstop and with no intervening action, is a violation isn't it?