NFHS Basketball Traveling Definitions, Rules And Officiating Tips

Determining the presence or absence of a pivot foot is central to understanding traveling.

A pivot foot is established after a player catches the ball as follows:
Both feet on the floor when a foot is lifted the other foot is the pivot
Both feet off the floor
touches on one foot followed by other first foot to touch is the pivot (except WNBA) rear foot is the pivot (WNBA)
touches on one foot, jumps off foot and lands simultaneously on both (or one foot, FIBA only) neither foot can become pivot (except WNBA) either foot can become pivot (WNBA)
lands on both feet simultaneously when a foot is lifted, the other foot is the pivot
One foot on the floor (except moving in NBA/WNBA)
second foot touches next foot first on floor is pivot
jumps off foot and lands simultaneously on both (or one foot, FIBA only) neither foot can become pivot (except WNBA) either foot can become pivot (WNBA)
One foot on the floor (moving in NBA/WNBA)
stops before 2 steps foot originally on floor is pivot
stops on second step foot that touched floor on first step is pivot (NBA) rear foot is the pivot (WNBA)
jumps off foot and lands simultaneously on both (or one foot, FIBA only) neither foot can become pivot (except WNBA) either foot can become pivot (WNBA)

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