Lifting pivot foot

[Old_School]

Originally Posted by Johnny Ringo

Tell me if there is any situation at all where lifting your pivot is a violation? Am I correct in saying that if you lift your pivot foot, it's not a viloation until it returns to the floor?

Neither foot may be lifted before the ball is released to start a dribble. NFHS rule 4-44-4b.

[refguy]

Originally Posted by Old_School

Neither foot may be lifted before the ball is released to start a dribble. NFHS rule 4-44-4b.

Wrong. The pivot foot may not be lifted to start a dribble. Of course you can lift your other foot to start a dribble. If not players would have to figure out some funky moves to attack a closeout.

[Johnny Ringo]

In NFHS you can lift your pivot foor with no problem (as long as it does not retunr to the floor) with the exception of starting a dribble. Correct?

[eg-italy]

Originally Posted by Johnny Ringo

In NFHS you can lift your pivot foor with no problem (as long as it does not retunr to the floor) with the exception of starting a dribble. Correct?

That's correct; but the violation is not in lifting the pivot foot, it's starting the dribble after having lifted the pivot foot.

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