Pivot and jump stop
Ready when: Dribble with the head up (b2) and Pass and catch with a partner (b3) done.
What you are learning
Stopping with the ball under control and turning without travelling. A jump stop lands on both feet at once; then one foot, the pivot foot, stays on the floor while the other foot steps round. Lifting or sliding the pivot foot is travelling.
Words on this card Dribble, Travelling, Baseline, Jump stop, Pivot, Slide
- Dribble
- Bouncing the ball with one hand while moving or standing.
- Travelling
- Moving with the ball without dribbling: more than two steps.
- Baseline
- The end line under the basket.
- Jump stop
- Stopping by landing on both feet at once.
- Pivot
- Turning on one foot that stays on the floor while the other foot steps. Lifting or sliding the pivot foot is travelling.
- Slide
- Moving sideways in the defensive stance without the feet crossing or touching.
Show it first for the one teaching
- Walk forward holding the ball.
- Jump stop: a small hop, landing on both feet at once, knees bent.
- Choose one foot as the pivot foot and keep its front on the floor.
- Step round with the other foot, turning, while the pivot foot only spins on the spot.
Your part while they practise
Raise an arm for walk, lower it for jump stop.
Step by step
- Walk or dribble forward while your arm is up.
- When the arm comes down, catch the ball and jump stop on both feet.
- Pivot on one foot, turning half round and back.
- 10 stops a round.
How much: 10 stops, 4 rounds 8 min a session 3 days a week
Say one thing Pick one line from "What you will see" for today and say only that.
The game: Stop on the line
Walk or dribble forward and stop on the signal; anyone off balance or moving the pivot foot steps back three; the first across the baseline wins.
Who plays: 2 to 4 players in a row, with you as caller.
How to play, turn by turn
- Turns
- Everyone starts on a line 15 m from the baseline
- Arm up: walk or dribble forward
- Arm down: jump stop at once, then pivot half round and back
- The first across the baseline wins the race. 3 races
- Fair play
- A younger player may stop with one foot then the other (a stride stop).
- Points
- 1 point for every clean stop; 3 points for the first across the baseline.
- Fouls
- Three steps back
- A stumble or a step after the stop
- The pivot foot lifts or slides
- Not stopping on the signal
- Winning
- The most points after 3 races.
- 4 points for 1 star
- 7 points for 2 stars
- 10 points for 3 stars
Easier or harder
Stride stop.
Dribble and stop on the signal.
What you will see, and what to say
- the child stumbles after the stop
Land on both feet, knees bent
Both feet hit the floor together. - the pivot foot moves
One foot stays
Only the heel turns; the front of the foot stays down.
Self-check
8 of 10 stops balanced, with the pivot foot not moving.
Stop and get a coach when
Pain in the ankle after landing.
Fitness for this
Warm up first: how to warm up, at workonfitness.com. For strength and stretching, its exercise library shows each exercise step by step, with an easier version.
This card trains balance, footwork.
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