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How Many Steps Is A Travel In Basketball? With Examples – Basketball Word!
We all watch the NBA or basketball highlights and see a play that leads to dunk, then stop and think how many steps did he take? was that legal. We think the referee missed the call, actually, we know the referee missed the call. So we question ourselves?
How many steps is a travel in basketball? Taking more than two steps with control of the ball is considered a travel, so in this case, three steps is a travel. Oftentimes a player will catch the ball while taking a step but not have full control of it and then take two more steps for a layup or dunk, this is legal. It is only a travel violation if the referee blows the whistle.
Travel violations can happen in many ways, but in the end, you are technically allowed two steps when in control of the ball. Taking more than two steps is not the only way to travel, let’s look at what else is considered a travel.
More On Travelling
We can say that 3 steps is a travel but really it depends, for example picking up your pivot foot is a travel and that’s one step. If you catch the ball in motion it has to be out of your hands bypassing, shooting, or dribbling, if not this can be a travel. Jumping up and down with the ball is a travel, so it obviously depends on the type of violation.
Easy to Understand Travel Violations
Below I have listed the rules to traveling as per the NBA rule book but if you don’t want to go through the fluff I will list in simple terms what other ways in basketball is a travel besides taking more than two steps.
In no particular order doing these things may result in a travel violation call:
Picking up the pivot foot.
If you land with a left then right and while catching the ball the first foot which in this case is the left is the pivot foot. If you use the right foot it is actually a travel.
Switching pivot feet.
Taking more than two steps without a dribble or motion to shoot.
Standing still you may not take a step without a dribble before the pivot foot is released.
Catching your own airball is a travel, it must hit the backboard or rim or touch another player.
You may not jump up and down with the ball you must release it on the way up, and catch it mid-air on the way down.
You may not take two steps after a jump stop.
If you fall to the ground you may not slide, roll or move on the floor with the ball.
Pass to yourself off the backboard unless you’re in motion to layup/dunk it.
Jab step to quickly and in the process pick up your pivot foot before dribbling the ball.
Catching the ball and then taking your two steps to set up for a shot at the hoop.
Up and Under is usually done in the post, you fake out the defender with a shot, defender jumps and you go underneath him by taking a step, you must be in the process of shooting the ball as you lift up your pivot foot.
Nba Rules on Travelling
So what do the rules say I will go over them using the NBA Rule Book as a reference, most of these rules are universal. You can find the traveling rules in Section XIII—Traveling.
1 . A player who receives the ball while standing still may pivot, using either foot as the pivot foot.
A player who catches the ball and is standing still can pivot but can not take any steps.
2. A player who receives the ball while he is progressing or upon completion of a dribble, may take two steps in coming to a stop, passing or shooting the ball.
This is pretty clear you are given 2 steps to come to a complete stop, pass or shoot. Sometimes this isn’t always called when it is more than 2 steps as the player is running it may be difficult to catch, happens all the time in the NBA where the player looked like they took 3 steps.
3. A player who receives the ball while he is progressing must release the ball to start his dribble before his second step.
I feel this could have been worded better, usually, the ball is not in full control of the player’s hand until the second step which isn’t a travel. Even when the ball is in full control a lot of players do not put the ball down by the second step more like they have already taken their second step and now dribbled not released the ball.
The first step occurs when a foot, or both feet, touch the floor after gaining control of the ball.
The second step occurs after the first step when the other foot touches the floor, or both feet touch the floor simultaneously.
A player who comes to a stop on step one when both feet are on the floor or touch the floor simultaneously may pivot using either foot as his pivot. If he jumps with both feet he must release the ball before either foot touches the floor.
A player who lands with one foot first may only pivot using that foot.
A progressing player who jumps off one foot on the first step may land with both feet simultaneously for the second step. In this situation, the player may not pivot with either foot and if one or both feet leave the floor the ball must be released before either returns to the floor.
This is why in basketball footwork is so important, there are many ways to travel, as you can see in most cases the if you lift up the pivot foot before releasing the ball this will be a travel violation.
(e) In starting a dribble after (1) receiving the ball while standing still, or (2) coming to a legal stop, the ball must be out of the player’s hand before the pivot foot is raised off the floor.
This is one of the most common travel violations, may not be called very often in the NBA.
(f) If a player, with the ball in his possession, raises his pivot foot off the floor, he must pass or shoot before his pivot foot returns to the floor. If he drops the ball while in the air, he may not be the first to touch the ball.
This all has to be in motion you can’t let the pivot foot hang in the air.
(g) A player who falls to the floor while holding the ball, or while coming to a stop, may not gain an advantage by sliding.
Any movement and you are more than likely to get called for a travel. You may dribble from the floor if you are that skilled.
Is The Step Back A Travel
Many people think that the step back is a travel, to those that play basketball it looks normal to those who just spectate it may look awkward to them. The way that I can explain the step-back is a backward jump stop or sideway jump stop. This move is actually legal.
Sometimes it is a travel, the player will take one too many steps, this is on the ref to call it. But when done right the step back is a very difficult move to guard that James Harden lives by.
I watched videos of James Harden doing step-back three’s this offseason and shooting them off one foot and making it during pickup games, this will be interesting to see if he pulls this off in a real game this season.
If your looking for more rules to the game of basketball check out my other articles down below.
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How Many Steps is a Travel in NBA and NCAA?
According to some basketball fans, ‘how many steps is a travel?’ is irrelevant since NBA referees tend to play loose with the rules. This is more so in the case of big players like James Harden, who is known for making moves that seem like travels.
Some players get away with traveling, but this is not the case for big league games in the NBA. Moreover, some feet movements may seem like travels but are not like the James Harden step-back. There are several guidelines when it comes to traveling, and the rules are similar for most leagues.
However, you may find a few differences and fewer enforcements, especially with less popular leagues. We will look at what a travel is and dive into the various travel violations that you may not know.
What is a Travel
A travel (also called walking or steps) is a basketball rule violation that happens when a basketball player, who is holding the ball, moves one or two of their feet illegally.
So, how many steps can you take before you are called for a traveling violation? How many steps is a travel? In every basketball league, only two steps are allowed when a player controls the ball. This implies that three or more steps count as a travel. Moreover, the movement is called a travel violation only if the referee chooses to blow the whistle.
Travel violations can be hard to call, and sometimes fans assume referees don’t see the violations. However, this isn’t the case due to exceptions in the traveling rule. The two-step limit isn’t the only way a player can violate the traveling regulation; we will look at those cases in their respective leagues.
Several guidelines show which feet movements are considered travels and which ones aren’t. Before we take a look at these rules, there are a few terms we have to talk about:
Pivot foot – in basketball, a pivot foot is the foot that is in contact first with the floor when a player is controlling the ball. If you get the ball while in motion and your left foot gets into contact with the floor first, then the left foot is the pivot foot.
This is the foot that is used to gauge what is a travel or not. There are limited steps you can take once the pivot foot has been established. If these limited steps are surpassed, then the movement is counted as a traveling violation. The only way to free the pivot foot is bypassing, shooting, or dribbling.
Gather step – also called ‘a gather’ is a little wrinkle in the basketball rule books that allows a player to take a ‘gather step’ while controlling the ball. A gather is a one-step move taken to help the player position themselves better before the two-step countdown begins.
Travel Violation Rules in the NBA?
The traveling violation rule is Rule 10 in Section XIII of the NBA rule book. Most of the National Basketball Association rule book regulations are universal to all leagues, but we will take a look at the NBA and NCAA for comparison purposes.
As per Rule 10, Section XIII – Travelling:
1. A player who receives the ball while standing still may pivot, using either foot as the pivot foot.
Being in motion can always be a great advantage in basketball. If you get the ball from your teammate when you are standing, you cannot take any other steps. If you take more steps, then the referee can call a traveling violation. You are only allowed to spin (pivot) or reorient yourself with your pivot foot remaining on the ground.
2. A player who receives the ball while progressing or upon completion of a dribble may take two steps in coming to a stop, passing, or shooting the ball. A player who receives the ball while progressing must release the ball to start his dribble before his second step.
This is a strict rule to enact since many NBA players violate it all the time, and they are hard to catch. It means you can only move two steps before you make a complete stop, shoot, or pass.
3. The first step occurs when afoot, or both feet, touch the floor after gaining control of the ball.
The first foot to touch is the pivot foot. When both feet touch the floor after getting the ball, then the two-foot move counts as the first step.
4. The second step occurs after the first step when the other foot touches the floor, or both feet touch the floor simultaneously.
The second step is the final step before you travel, and the only way to avoid it is bypassing, shooting, or dribbling the ball after.
5. A player who comes to a stop on step one when both feet are on the floor or touch the floor simultaneously may pivot using either foot as his pivot. If he jumps with both feet, he must release the ball before either foot touches the floor.
If the ball is not released when both feet touch the floor, the move counts as a traveling violation. This rule is advantageous to the players since they can use any foot at the pivot to position themselves better.
6. A player who lands with one foot first may only pivot using that foot.
Both feet can be used to pivot only if you come to a stop on step one with both feet on the floor.
7. A progressing player who jumps off one foot on the first step may land with both feet simultaneously for the second step. In this situation, the player may not pivot with either foot. If one or both feet leave the floor, the ball must be released before either returns to the floor.
The two feet pivot rule cannot start after a pivot foot has been established.
8. In starting a dribble after (1) receiving the ball while standing still or (2) coming to a legal stop, the ball must be out of the player’s hand before the pivot foot is raised off the floor.
9. If a player raises his pivot foot off the floor with the ball in his possession, he must pass or shoot before his pivot foot returns to the floor; if he drops the ball while in the air, he may not be the first to touch the ball.
10.A player who falls to the floor while holding the ball or coming to a stop may not benefit by sliding.
11.A player who attempts a field goal may not be the first to touch the ball if it fails to touch the backboard, basket ring, or another player.
12.A player is not allowed to be the first to touch his pass unless the ball touches his backboard, basket ring, or another player.
13.Upon ending his dribble or gaining control of the ball, a player may not touch the floor consecutively with the same foot (hop).
Travel Violation Rules in the College Basketball (NCAA)?
The travel violation rules in the National Collegiate Athletic Association are found on Section 5 of the rule book under Rule 9 – Travelling:
A player shall not travel with the ball.
Traveling occurs when a player holding the ball moves a foot or both feet in any direction in excess of the prescribed limits described in this section.
A player who catches the ball with both feet on the playing court may pivot, using either foot. When one foot is lifted, the other is the pivot foot.
A player who catches the ball while moving or ends a dribble may stop and establish a pivot foot as follows:
When both feet are off the playing court, and the player lands: Simultaneously on both feet, either may be the pivot foot;
On one foot followed by the other, the first foot to touch shall be the pivot foot;
On one foot, the player may jump off that foot and simultaneously land on both, in which case neither foot can be the pivot foot.
When one foot is on the playing court:
That foot shall be the pivot foot when the other foot touches in a step;
The player may jump off that foot and simultaneously land on both, in which case neither foot can then be the pivot foot.
After coming to a stop and establishing the pivot foot:
The pivot foot may be lifted but not returned to the playing court, before the ball is released on a pass or try for goal;
The pivot foot shall not be lifted before the ball is released to start a dribble.
After coming to a stop when neither foot can be the pivot foot:
One or both feet may be lifted but may not be returned to the playing court before the ball is released on a pass or try for goal;
Neither foot shall be lifted before the ball is released to start a dribble.
It is traveling when a player falls to the playing court while holding the ball without maintaining a pivot foot.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Soma Step a Travel?
The FIBA and NBA admit that the soma step is a legal and rule-compliant move. A soma step is defined as stepping forward with one foot after stopping the ball in order to make a shot.
Is Gather Step a Travel?
A gather step was introduced to help the players gather the ball. A gather is therefore defined as putting two hands on the ball to rest it, or permitting the ball to come to rest while controlling it. The step that is made when trying to get control of the ball is called the gather step. Therefore, the gather step cannot be a travel since it is not counted as the first step.
Once the gather step is done, the player can only make two more steps or else a travel violation will be called.
Why the James Harden Step-back Jumper is not a Travel
James Harden is arguably one of the most skillful NBA players of all time. He is known for his step-back jumper that helps him score almost every time. Some people get confused when it comes to this move since it appears be a travel.
James Harden’s step-back move starts with a ‘gather step’ that helps him gather the ball in preparation for a move. Taking the ‘gather step’ helps him to avoid travelling. After the ‘gather step’, he proceeds to take two steps before shooting.
The step-back move is not a travel. It is used to help a player create enough space around him to take a shot. It is a legal move since it takes advantage the exception in Rule 10, Section XIII of the NBA rulebook. The exception states’ “A player who receives the ball while he is progressing or upon completion of a dribble, may take two steps in coming to a stop, pasing or shooting the ball.”
Why Does LeBron James Get Away With Traveling?
You may be wondering why it seems NBA referees look the other way when Lebron James takes more steps than is required. It is disputed how often Lebron travels and many people may agree that he is given some preferential treatment.
However, this is not usually the case. Some travels are not called since they happen in seconds, which makes it hard for the referee to catch. In other occassions, the referee may let a travel slide due to the intensity of the game. Regardless of the reasons, Lebron James does indeed get away with some travel moves.
For example, in a 2019 Lakers vs. Jazz game, King James picked up his dribble to take three steps before starting his dribble again. He clearly travelled and the referee did not call it. Jazz forward Bojan Bogdanovic who was gurading the ball noticed, as did many, and outright pointed at King James for the error. Lebron apologized later after the game saying that he wasn’t aware he did it.
His latest travel incident is in the 2021 Lakers vs. Rockets game where he travelled on an assist to Melo. He almost lost control on his way to the busket which forced him to move more than two steps before passing the ball to Melo, who then made the shot.
Take a look at this video for Lebron James’s worst travels.
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The world in a basket: the mission of basketball
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Basketball's birthday is known exactly: December 21, 1891, exactly one hundred and thirty years ago. Unlike many games whose rules have evolved over the centuries, basketball also has specific "parents" - physical education teachers James Naismith and Senda Berenson
American town of Springfield, Massachusetts. Here it is necessary to say a few words about the personality of the teacher himself, who was not at all an ordinary physical education teacher. Naismith was born in Canada, inheriting the restless spirit of his Scottish ancestors, and studied at the Department of Philosophy at the University of Montreal, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree. Being a believing idealist, Naismith was going to continue his education at the theological faculty and become a priest. But while he needed to earn money, so at the age of thirty he moved to the United States, and since he was fond of sports in his youth, he accepted a place in Springfield.
Duck on a rock
At first, James experienced emotional distress. It seemed to him that he was just wasting time here in college, but he could carry the good news to people! The case helped: during the game of rugby, one of the participants rashly blasphemed, and then, in embarrassment, apologized to Naismith for a long time. James suddenly realized that he could perfectly combine his hobbies, training the body and strengthening the morale of his wards. Suddenly, life itself threw him a problem. As winter approached, James was tasked by the college authorities with coming up with some kind of team game that the students could practice in a small gym without having to get out into the freezing yard.
James remembered playing Duck on the Rock with his peers as a child (duck-on-a-rock) . The meaning of this competition boiled down to the fact that, throwing a small stone, it was necessary to hit it with another stone, larger in size. By association, it occurred to Naismith that an unguarded "gate" located higher than the height of the players, into which the ball should not be hammered, but thrown, is safer and best suited for enclosed space.
Naismith found two peach baskets, took them to the gym, where he nailed them to the opposite walls. The next step was to select the ball. Having sorted through the inventory for all popular games: rugby, lacrosse, baseball, American football, he eventually settled on an ordinary ball for European football, or soccer, well known at that time on the east coast of the United States and even more so in Canada, in the homeland of Naismith. By the way, the soccer ball was also chosen primarily for safety reasons, because it was the softest of all.
James Naismith with a ball and basket on a field in Springfield. USA
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So Naismith called the students and handed them a soccer ball and told them to throw it into the baskets. At first, as James recalled, the class took the game without much enthusiasm, but gradually the guys got carried away. The first match ended with the score 1:0. One of the students suggested the name "basketball". James found it very successful, because, in his opinion, it accurately reflected the essence of the game - to throw the ball (English ball ) into the basket (basket) . Being a modest man, the teacher strongly opposed the alternative proposal to name the new game "naysmithball".
Initially, the game was quite primitive. The teams consisted of 9 players. The ball was simply passed from hand to hand without bouncing off the floor, which later became the art of dribbling.
Self-control and manners
Already four months after its birth, basketball expanded its audience - it became a game for women too. It happened thanks to the sports teacher Senda Berenson.
She was born in Lithuania to a Jewish family, but as a child she emigrated with her parents to the United States. She dreamed of becoming a concert pianist, but was forced to leave her music studies due to a spinal disease. Being a man of strong will, Senda took up gymnastics, and then she herself became a teacher. She strongly criticized the stereotype of a woman, imposed by the then patriarchal society.
"Until recently, the so-called 'ideal woman' was a girl with a small waist, small legs and a small brain, who took pride in her fragile health, considered her swoons interesting, and tantrums charming."
Senda herself, as you might guess, did not want to have anything in common with such an “ideal”.
In 1892 she taught physical education at Smith Women's Liberal College in Northampton, the same Massachusetts where Naismith lived and worked. And since the state's teaching community was so tight, it's no surprise that Senda soon found out about the game that James came up with. She personally made a twenty-mile journey in order to see basketball with her own eyes. And when she saw it, she was seriously fired up with the desire to arrange something similar in her college. The first ever women's basketball game took place in March 1892nd. Gentlemen were not allowed into the hall, so they could not appreciate this bright spectacle: 18 young ladies, dressed in trousers, were divided into two teams. The teams differed not in the form, but in the color of the handkerchiefs tied around the girls' wrists.
Women's indoor basketball. University of Michigan. OK. 1910
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Berenson was a big fan of basketball, although she decided to make some improvements that, according to Senda, would help to adapt the game for women. In particular, in her version, much less importance was attached to the fight for the ball and active movement around the court. The main emphasis was on the order of passing the ball and the placement of the players. The field was divided into three zones, which the players were not allowed to leave. The owner of the ball had the right to three dribbles and three seconds of possession before the transfer, it was forbidden to take the ball from the "enemy" player. The game itself lasted only two halves of fifteen minutes, separated by a ten-minute break.
According to Berenson, basketball primarily taught "self-control and good manners", requiring team spirit. Word of the new game spread quickly, and soon Sendu was bombarded with requests from other schools: why not have a friendly basketball match? The general public has already begun to admit to subsequent matches, appreciating the potential of basketball as an exciting show. Within the first year, women's basketball expanded from the eastern United States all the way to California.
Not everyone liked it, however. Simultaneously with the popularization of women's basketball in American newspapers, an active campaign was unfolding, accusing his followers of supporting the suffragist movement and trampling on traditional family values. However, the love of sports won. As early as 1901, the first standardized rules for women's basketball were published. Subsequently, they were supplemented and rewritten many times, in which Senda Berenson-Abbott herself actively participated, who, even after marrying an English teacher Herbert Vaughn Abbott, never forgot her beloved brainchild until her death at 1
1932 Introduction of the 3-second zone under the ring
1944 The appearance of the block-Shot: the ban on touching the ball that has passed the highest point of the flight path
1954 The attack is limited to 24 seconds. 1979 NBA officially introduced the three-point line
1984 the three-point line appeared in international basketball
Orange for all
By the end of the 19th century, the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Amateur Athletic Union began to promote the new game in North America, trying to organize a national basketball league. It, however, lasted less than five years, breaking up into several smaller associations. Meanwhile, the first basketball fans appeared in Japan, China, Europe and South America.
The basketball became orange in the 1950s. It was related to television. Game producers have complained that the brown ball is hard to see on screen0003
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A big step in the popularization of basketball was made in 1904 during the III Summer Olympic Games, held in St. Louis, USA. Although basketball was not included in the official program of the competition, the organizers staged several demonstration matches between local teams.
Gradually the fame of basketball grew, and in 1932 the game was recognized at the international level. In that year, a conference of the national basketball associations of Argentina, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Romania and Switzerland was held in Geneva, its participants decided to create FIBA, the International Basketball Federation with official rules that spread to the whole world. Later, however, these rules were revised and changed.
Professional basketball as such appeared in 1935 with the establishment of the Midwest Basketball Conference in the USA. It included 13 teams representing large American manufacturing corporations. Two years later, the organization received a bigger name: the National Basketball League. The NBL was funded by General Electric, Firestone and Goodyear corporations, and gradually 38 clubs entered its ranks. The Basketball Association of America (BAA) formed in 1946 with 16 teams. At 19The 49th NBL and BAA merged to form the most popular basketball league in modern times, the National Basketball Association (NBA). Even earlier, since 1936, the basketball tournament has become an invariable part of the program of every Summer Olympic Games. Since 1950, the World Basketball Championship for men began to be held, and since 1953 for women.
The basketball has also evolved. After all, the balls used by the first basketball players were very different from the current ones. They were dark brown in color and had lacing, which made dribbling difficult. mid 19In the 1930s, Chuck Taylor All-Stars , a specialty basketball shoe company, created the first slip-on ball, which was not four, as before, but eight parts. Basketball acquired its usual orange color only in the 1950s. This was due to the triumphant march of television - game producers complained that the brown ball was difficult to see on the screen. And then the head coach of Butler University (Indiana), Tony Hinkle, suggested giving the ball an orange color. This color variant was first used in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Final Four (NCCA) in 1958. The novelty was appreciated by the organizers of other tournaments, and the orange ball gradually gained dominance in this sport.
Julius Irving and Michael Jordan, 1980s. Irving played for the Philadelphia '76s, and Jordan for the Chicago Bulls Incredible as it may seem to us now, but in the first 60 years of its existence, basketball was not associated with African Americans in any way. The first black players in the NBA at 1950th were Chuck Cooper, Nathaniel Clifton, Earl Lloyd and Henry Lincoln Desoni.
Nevertheless, in the 1950s and 1960s, black players complained about the unspoken league quota of no more than four African Americans on a team. Some teams generally flatly refused to accept African Americans into their ranks. Black NBA stars have faced discrimination more than once. There are cases when basketball greats Bill Russell and Elgin Baylor were forced to live separately from their teams due to the color of their skin during tournaments, or when black players were refused to be served in restaurants. There were conflicts on racial grounds and within the teams themselves. Although now it is impossible to imagine the history of basketball without such names as Kareem-Abdul Jabbar, Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal and other legendary athletes who created their own style of play.
A Preacher's Dream
Why is it that basketball has achieved such unprecedented popularity, becoming perhaps the only game from the USA that was available for export to other countries?
Monument to the creator of basketball James Naismith in the center of Almont (Canada), where he was born
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, in basketball as a whole, there is a rather meager and conditional inventory. Players do not need helmets, complex uniforms, various devices and a specially marked field - a ball, a flat area and a ring (you can have one) are enough. No wonder you can play basketball just about anywhere, from your own backyard and high school gym to a vacant lot and parking lot.
The second important factor is the notorious safety that the creator of the game, James Naismith, was so worried about: he created a contact game in which they try to avoid direct combat, rather than provoke it. In addition, success in basketball largely depends not only on the athleticism and growth of the player, but also on his technique, speed of reaction and ability to calculate combinations. Therefore, basketball to this day is the most popular school sports discipline, independent of the physical data of students.
Finally, it can be assumed that, while carrying wicker baskets to the school gym, the failed priest Naismith imagined himself writing a draft of the Sunday sermon, crushing a piece of paper, tossing a paper ball into a wastebasket and - oh, indescribable delight - hit.
How to explain the huge popularity of compact basketball with a small basket that you can attach at home or in the office and then throw balls at it for hours, forgetting everything in the world?
Basketball in Russia
The first famous basketball game in Russia took place in December 1906 in St. Petersburg. In the hall of the officer fencing school in the Pavlovsky barracks, the tournament of the Mayak sports society opened with a duel between the Greens and the Purple teams, after which the Whites and Reds entered the court.
The first basketball game in the USSR took place on May 25, 1919. And in February 1921, a basketball section was created in Petrograd, which decided to hold a city championship a month later. The victory in it was won by the team of the Putilov colony, that is, the hostel at the Putilov plant. At 19In 23, the first official rules for playing basketball appeared in the USSR, and later it entered the system of physical training in the Soviet army.
Before the war in the USSR, there were more than 82 thousand basketball players. In 1947, the All-Union Basketball Section joined FIBA . Although this sport has long been in the shadow of football and hockey, the game gained all-Union popularity after the victory of the USSR team over the US team in the final of the XX Summer Olympic Games in Munich in 1972.
The modern Russian team takes 14th place in the ranking of FIBA , and her highest achievement is the 2007 European title.
Victory game of the USSR against the USA at the XX Summer Olympic Games in Munich. West Germany. 1972
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Material published in the journal "Around the World" No. 10, December 2021 9025
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9000 9000 Sports 9013 Ovechkin. Russian sniper took the fashion to collect the scalps of foreign goalkeepers
The Match TV columnist talks about how Alexander Ovechkin scored his 788th goal in his career, and his Washington beat Edmonton at home (5:4). Interestingly, Ovi has already hit the gates of 163 goalkeepers! Another eternal record lies ahead...
Match TV columnist talks about how Alexander Ovechkin scored the 788th goal in his career, and his Washington beat Edmonton at home (5:4). Interestingly, Ovi has already hit the gates of 163 goalkeepers! Another eternal record ahead...
Kuznetsov didn't score for 202 days
The poster for this match in Washington was amazing: "Alexander Ovechkin vs. Connor McDavid."
But the game was a benefit for Capitals center forward Evgeny Kuznetsov, who scored 4 (2+2) points and was named the first star of the match.
By the way, Kuzya scored his first goal since May 9, when he scored in a series with Florida (2-4). And if we count the regular season, then the last time Evgeny scored on April 20 in Las Vegas. 202 days have passed since then. And now Kuznetsov scored 2+2, which is symbolic.
In general, there are a lot of injured people in the Washington squad. Tom Wilson, Niklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshi, John Carlson... And Dmitry Orlov also missed the match. The Capitals' roster was half the Hershey's farm club. And Edmonton went against the hosts, for which Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Evander Kane and other stars played.
However, Washington took a 2-0 lead when Dylan Strome scored a double. First, he took the puck away in a foreign zone and scored, and then in the majority he received a brilliant pass from Kuznetsov, when all that remained was to close the corner of the goal.
106 steps to Gretzky's record
McDavid scored in the 29th minute and his goal was brilliant, as is often the case. The man was simply given the puck under the blue line, and Connor dribbled to the goal, beating everyone who was in his way. By the way, McD played his 500th game for his career in the NHL. In them, he scored 724 (252 + 472) points, and now extended his scoring streak to seven matches (8 + 9). In the list of the best scorers in the NHL, he is in first place (27).
But already four minutes later, when Washington was in the majority, Strome returned the same coin to Kuznetsov when he gave him to the far post, and Zhenya scored into the empty corner of the goal.
“I think it's gaining momentum. He had speed, and he moved great on the court, said Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette about Kuznetsov. “I think we all moved the puck pretty well.”
Edmonton did not give up, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins reduced the score gap to a minimum (2:3). But here "comrade Mauser" had already said his word - Alexander Ovechkin in the majority got the puck in the left face-off circle, and the rest was a matter of technique.
Thus Ovechkin scored his 788th career goal. He has 13 goals left to go to Gordie Howe (801) and 106 goals to Wayne Gretzky (89).4) in the eternal list of the best NHL scorers of all time.
By the way, Edmonton goaltender Stuart Skinner became the 163rd goaltender Ovi scored against in his NHL career. Here comes another record. Because only Jaromir Jagr (178), Patrick Marleau (177) and Mark Messier (164) upset more goalkeepers. Who is next in line of goalkeepers? Raise a hand! Or rather, even lower the trap.
Kuznetsov: "Tomorrow morning will be better than today"
In the third period, passions boiled over again. Leon Draisaitl skillfully dealt with goalkeeper Charlie Lindgren on the patch. But at the very end of the match, already in the 59th minute, Ovechkin broke through on the right flank and gave a brilliant round pass between the opponent's legs to the oncoming Kuznetsov, who scored the winning goal in the majority.
It was beautiful!
I must say that Ovechkin scored 1423 points for his career in the NHL. Exactly the same, by the way, for his eternal rival Sidney Crosby from Pittsburgh. Ovi is the 18th top scorer in league history. The next position, occupied by Brian Trottier (1425), is only two steps away.
Well, the transfers can be counted - by them, Ovechkin, by the way, is in 77th place in league history (635), overtaking now Brad Richards and Neal Broten (by 634).
You can find the traveling rules in Section XIII—Traveling.
Even when the ball is in full control a lot of players do not put the ball down by the second step more like they have already taken their second step and now dribbled not released the ball.
In this situation, the player may not pivot with either foot and if one or both feet leave the floor the ball must be released before either returns to the floor.
We will look at what a travel is and dive into the various travel violations that you may not know.
A gather is therefore defined as putting two hands on the ball to rest it, or permitting the ball to come to rest while controlling it. The step that is made when trying to get control of the ball is called the gather step. Therefore, the gather step cannot be a travel since it is not counted as the first step.
Taking the ‘gather step’ helps him to avoid travelling. After the ‘gather step’, he proceeds to take two steps before shooting.
Regardless of the reasons, Lebron James does indeed get away with some travel moves.
Being a believing idealist, Naismith was going to continue his education at the theological faculty and become a priest. But while he needed to earn money, so at the age of thirty he moved to the United States, and since he was fond of sports in his youth, he accepted a place in Springfield. 
In particular, in her version, much less importance was attached to the fight for the ball and active movement around the court. The main emphasis was on the order of passing the ball and the placement of the players. The field was divided into three zones, which the players were not allowed to leave. The owner of the ball had the right to three dribbles and three seconds of possession before the transfer, it was forbidden to take the ball from the "enemy" player. The game itself lasted only two halves of fifteen minutes, separated by a ten-minute break. 
It, however, lasted less than five years, breaking up into several smaller associations. Meanwhile, the first basketball fans appeared in Japan, China, Europe and South America. -Step-5.jpg/aid43486-v4-728px-Play-21-(Basketball)-Step-5.jpg)
Later, however, these rules were revised and changed. 
They were dark brown in color and had lacing, which made dribbling difficult. mid 19In the 1930s, Chuck Taylor All-Stars , a specialty basketball shoe company, created the first slip-on ball, which was not four, as before, but eight parts. Basketball acquired its usual orange color only in the 1950s. This was due to the triumphant march of television - game producers complained that the brown ball was difficult to see on the screen. And then the head coach of Butler University (Indiana), Tony Hinkle, suggested giving the ball an orange color. This color variant was first used in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Final Four (NCCA) in 1958. The novelty was appreciated by the organizers of other tournaments, and the orange ball gradually gained dominance in this sport. 
The first black players in the NBA at 1950th were Chuck Cooper, Nathaniel Clifton, Earl Lloyd and Henry Lincoln Desoni. 
Players do not need helmets, complex uniforms, various devices and a specially marked field - a ball, a flat area and a ring (you can have one) are enough. No wonder you can play basketball just about anywhere, from your own backyard and high school gym to a vacant lot and parking lot. 
Interestingly, Ovi has already hit the gates of 163 goalkeepers! Another eternal record lies ahead... 
Tom Wilson, Niklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshi, John Carlson... And Dmitry Orlov also missed the match. The Capitals' roster was half the Hershey's farm club. And Edmonton went against the hosts, for which Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Evander Kane and other stars played. 
Here comes another record. Because only Jaromir Jagr (178), Patrick Marleau (177) and Mark Messier (164) upset more goalkeepers. Who is next in line of goalkeepers? Raise a hand! Or rather, even lower the trap. 
