Ask a Ref: Pivot Foot & Traveling (Video)

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

If this play were a travel (step to the non-pivot, lift the pivot), it would be impossible to execute a layup.

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A significant point of understanding to impress upon any having a hard time understanding a key principle of the traveling rule. An easy-to-understand easy to accept statement, for most.

Originally Posted by meddie24

...take a step to my right on my right foot and hold my left foot in the air "forever" and not have traveled?

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We've named this the "Flamingo" or "Stork" play. Giving it an illustrative name has helped more officials identify it and give it a no-call when they see it. Might not be real often, but often enough that it used to get called a violation merely because it "looked bad" (and, of course, had the coach and fans yelling "Traveling!!! He lifted his pivot foot!!!").

[JeffM]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

If this play were a travel (step to the non-pivot, lift the pivot), it would be impossible to execute a layup.

The would be legal in all rule sets. The pro rules do allow more foot movement than HS or college in some cases but this is the same.

The only exception being "street ball" and "pick up" where nobody has actually read a rule book.

If this were to happen in a HS game, the officials would recognize it as legal and half of the fans would be going crazy wondering how the ref missed the call...