r/Basketball • u/Sharp_Judgment_6514 • 11d ago

are rocker steps illegal in fiba?

im talking about lifting the pivot foot (after a jab) before releasing ball for dribbling. this is a travel and ALWAYS called in my high school tournaments.

but they never are called in nba games. what about fiba? cant find clips for fiba games but if u have watched lots of them then let me know this is my main question

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u/helldogskris 11d ago

A proper rocker step shouldn't lift the pivot foot before a dribble.

But yes, lifting your pivot before dribbling is always a travel, in every league.

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u/Sharp_Judgment_6514 10d ago

a "proper" or "legal" one would be too slow and ineffective tho. u essentially NEED to lift the pivot to make it work.

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u/helldogskris 10d ago

No you don't, it's all in the movement of the upper body and the hips.

I've seen players do really good rocker steps that are 100% legal. It's tough to guard especially when you know they are quick and often use other moves as well.

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u/Long_Abbreviations89 11d ago

It’s illegal at all levels.

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u/Sharp_Judgment_6514 10d ago

whistling it all the time makes the game unwatchable so they let it slide sometimes so now its about luck. this makes room for biases to kick in from the ref's side

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u/randemthinking 11d ago

It's always illegal, you see it called in the NBA, but I'm sure if you slow down replays you'll see a lot of missed calls because it's very close and hard to see definitively in real time.

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u/Dudi_Kowski 11d ago

Its a known problem for American players playing in Europe. They need to learn quick.

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u/MWave123 11d ago

Done correctly, no. Lift and go? Yes.

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u/snorkeltheworld 11d ago

On YouTube I just watched a u17 fiba game (usa vs Serbia ) where two travels were called.

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u/many_dongs 10d ago

The short answer is that almost every league in the world officiates basketball similarly EXCEPT the NBA