Ask a Ref: Pivot Foot & Traveling (Video)

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by meddie24

Again, I just think a HS ref. would call a travel if the kid caught the ball at the 3pt line and after 3-4 seconds took a one footed super jump with no dribble inward and then leaping off that first landed foot towards the basket tossed the ball towards the hoop before the second foot ever had the chance to touch the ground again.

I disagree with Camron on this (if I am reading it correctly). I have it as legal.

And the rest of the questions you ask are all typical of fans / coaches / players who do not understand that, in general, traveling is lifting the pivot foot an returning it to the floor. All the other statements you make about location, whether the player moves right then left, spinning completely around, are just overthinking it.