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Q: Is picking up your pivot foot a violation in basketball?
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What is the violation name for a pivot foot?

If you pick up your pivot foot, it is travelling.


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).


What is a pivot foot n basketball?

the foot that stays on the ground


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.


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


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.


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.


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.


Is it a traveling violation if a player with the ball starts to pass then loses control of it then catches it while keeping his pivot foot in place?

If you stopped dribbling the ball & trying to pass it & losses control of it (ball dropped from your hand & you picked it up again) its a double dribble violation even if your pivot foot didn't move. But if a ball is coming from a pass & accidentally drop the ball & u pass it then its not a violation!


Define pivoting in basketball?

Pivoting is moving the hips, shifting your weight, and turning WITHOUT lifting up your pivot foot.


Is it violation if you were dribbling in basketball and touched the ball with your knee?

No. It is not a violation if the contact with any part of the foot or leg was accidental. If it was intentional then the player is guilty of kicking the ball.


What is pivot in basketball?

A pivot is when you leave one foot on the ground but you can move the other foot to look and see who is open but NEVER pick up the foot that you left on the ground the Ref would call a travel but you can only stay in the spot where you stopped to pivot I hopes this worked sorry if it doesn't makes sense