Can You Take a Step After Pivoting basketball? (Explained!)

This post is about pivoting in basketball. The way you pivot in basketball is an important skill that is often overlooked. This skill is used by almost every great player in the history of the game. You need to learn how to do it… if… you want to be a great player.

What is the concept of pivoting in basketball?

So in basketball, pivoting is when you turn around, you step with the opposite foot, but you turn around, so it’s like stepping forward on the right foot, you turn around and now you’re facing the basket, and you step forward with the left foot.

Pivoting is a very important part of being a great basketball player. But, it can be tricky to master. In this video, I’m going to teach you how to do it correctly. Now pay attention: When you pivot, you want your body to remain as stable as possible.

Can you take a step after pivoting in basketball? 

 Yes, you can. And it’s important to do so. It will teach your brain not to get locked into one particular movement pattern. Try this: Next time you are playing basketball, and you are guarding a guy who is setting a pick for his teammate, don’t just stay on him all the time. Stay with him for a few seconds while pivoting yourself to another part of the court.

How to pivot in basketball?

The Pivot foot is the only foot that must remain in contact with the floor during a pivot. Other foot can be lifted off the floor but not allowed to touch the floor again during a pivot. Pivot is allowed in the following three instances:

1.When changing direction in the air to execute an acrobatic maneuver.

2. When executing a jump pass, pass to a teammate while in the air.

3. When executing a jump shot.

Exception: If a player is moving in a downward direction, the player is not considered airborne until the downward movement is complete. 

The difference between pivoting and feinting

The main is that feinting is a move that’s designed to get the defender off-balance, whereas a pivot is a move that’s designed to get the defender out of position.

A feint aims to get the defender to move one way, and then the offensive player moves the other.

The main objective is to position one’s body in such a way that the defender’s eyes are deceived, and the offensive player is able to go around the defender in the opposite direction. In order to maintain possession of the ball, the offensive player will usually not go in the direction the feint went.

A pivot aims to get the defender to move one way, and then the offensive player moves in the same direction as the defender, but in a different way.

This works in the post and on the perimeter. A good first step is to make sure the defender is on the opposite side of the offensive player. 

An example of feinting in basketball

One example of Feinting is when a player dribbles the ball hard off to one side as if to go around a defender but then reverses direction and drives (or cuts) to the other side of the defender for a lay-up.

Can you take a step after pivoting in basketball? 

Yes, you can. And it’s important to do so. It will teach your brain not to get locked into one particular movement pattern. Try this: Next time you are playing basketball, and you are guarding a guy who is setting a pick for his teammate, don’t just stay on him all the time. Stay with him for a few seconds while pivoting yourself to another part of the court.

Playing smart basketball

Playing smart basketball is important, and not just hard-nosed basketball is the key to success on the court. Coaches like to use the saying, skill beats size every time. That saying is very true when you are playing basketball for the first time.

You will be amazed at the talent that you have. You will not have to be a superstar. You do not have to be the best player on the team, but you do need to do your best and give your all.

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