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the foot that stays on the ground
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How do you spell pivot like in basketball?
That is the correct spelling of "pivot" in basketball (to turn the body about on one foot).
When do you establish a pivot foot in basketball?
If you get the ball or stop your dribble and pick up or move one foot, the foot that stays still is your pivot foot. If you were to pick up your pivot foot it is a walk.
Is picking up your pivot foot a violation in basketball?
Yes
Is it a travel when you have the ball and then fall in basketball?
If you move/slide your pivot foot when falling it is a travel.
What is a 'pivot' in basketball?
Answerit's were you get the ball and step with one foot but then you cannot move that foot so pretend that there is a nail in your foot but you can move clockwise or anticlockwise a pivot is also a thing u can use 4 thingsss
Can you throw a basketball up and catch it in a game?
Yes, as long as the pivot foot has not lost contact with the floor. Yes, even if the pivot foot has left the floor, the ball can be caught but if the ball is under control when the pivot foot recontacts the floor...a travelling infraction has occurred.
True or false. You can pivot on both feet in basketball?
True and false. You can pivot with both feet, but not at the same time.For instance, you could be driving towards the basket and then stop on your right foot, using that pivot foot. On the next possession, you may stop on your left foot, using that as your pivot foot.However, you may not start using one pivot foot and switch to the other at one time. That is traveling.
What does cross step in basketball mean?
It's a stationary move you do to create space. There is the jab step, where you step to the outside with your non pivot foot, and the cross step where you step across your body with your off pivot foot.
What is a jump stop in basketball?
A jump stop is when a player literally jumps to a stop before ceasing to dribble the basketball, making sure to land with both feet simultaneously. The benefit of this is that the player then has the option of using either foot as the pivot foot. If the player steps to a stop, the pivot foot is automatically the last foot with which the player stepped before dribbling ceased.
What is the violation name for a pivot foot?
If you pick up your pivot foot, it is travelling.
Define pivoting in basketball?
Pivoting is moving the hips, shifting your weight, and turning WITHOUT lifting up your pivot foot.
What sport do you use your pivot joints?
Basketball
