Pivot Foot Rules and Establishing Position

What it is

• When a player receives a pass or stops dribbling, they must establish a pivot foot.

How it works

• The pivot foot is the first foot that lands when receiving a pass or the foot selected when dribbling stops.
• A player can rotate around the pivot foot without traveling, but lifting the pivot foot without dribbling constitutes traveling.
• Front Pivot involves rotating around the pivot foot while keeping the front of the body facing the same direction.
• This is useful for creating space without fully rotating away from defenders.
• The non-pivot foot moves in a circle around the pivot foot.

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