2 rules questions

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Clark0215

While playing a fifth grade tournament yesterday there were two violations called I had never seen before. They were called by certified Illinois high school referees.

The first one occurred on a baseline out of bounds play. My player inbounded the ball and then took three or four steps along the baseline before stepping back into the field of play. He was whistled for not stepping directly onto the court.

The second one happened earlier in the day. The same player came to a jump stop and then pivoted. He was whistled for a traveling violation. The explanation I got was that he had already used his pivot on the jump stop.

Can someone explain these rules a little better for me and whether or not they should have been violations?

1) By rule, it's a T for not entering the floor directly / immediately. See 10.3.2A. To be honest, though, it's rarely called that strictly.

2) Depends on "how" he jump stopped (the term is not defined in the book, and is used in three ways):
1) If he gathered the ball in the air, and landed on two feet, then he can pivot.
2) If he gathered the ball in the air, then lands on one foot and jumps off that foot, and then lands on two feet, then ne can NOT pivot
3) If he gathered with one foot on the ground, then jumped off that foot and lands on two feet, then he can NOT pivot.

NOte also that sometimes the player tries to use "jump stop 1" but does not land on both feet simultaneously. In this instance the first foot to land is the pivot foot. If the player then moves that foot (thining he had executed a jump stop), it's a travel.