Question From A Coach

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by tref

Ooops I meant to end that with a question mark. Answering questions (when the answer is obvious) with a question isnt a bad thing in these situations.

Coach: Thats not a travel?
Me: What foot did you have as the pivot, coach?

They never know the answer & the convo stops there.

Be careful. In some cases, it doesn't matter which foot you or the coach had as the pivot foot as it would be a travel either way.

Examples: a player holding the ball with both feet on the floor and both feet are moved....call either one the pivot and it is still a travel. I see this type of travel in post moves and on perimeter shots. In the post, it is often called a power step, but often the timing of the dribble and the step is off or there is no dribble at all. On the perimeter I often see it when a player catches the ball in front front of the 3 point line who then hops back for a 3-point shot without dribbling.

Again, you don't need to know the pivot foot to call some travels.