Steps - basketball

[Lancer09]

Not sure I agree with the interpretation. What happens if you take your step and a half to go up for a layup and someone jumps to block your shot and you drop the ball of to your teammate? Is that a travel because you didn't shoot? Or you shoot an air ball that turns into a pass does it get called a travel because your shot turned into a pass?

As long as the ball is out of your hand by the time you come down, there is no violation.

A missed shot does not have to hit rim/backboard or anything else. It is up to the officials discretion, if the shooter then comes back down with that shot. As long as they feel that it was a legitimate shot attempt.

Al is right about the jump stop as well.The problem with basketball anymore is that there IS such a lax attitude about traveling. So many coaches do not teach the proper rules in basketball, especially AAU ball any more, and because of it the college game is suffering. This has also led to decreased talent in the NBA and we get a few incredible players and some decent surrounding cast players.

Men's league is a whole different beast. I had a couple of my officials were both Div. II college officials. The players claimed that they were the WORST refs that they had ever had, where do I find these guys, etc. They aren't asking for even college level officials, they just want someone competent... They weren't so happy when I told them that both of those guys did college ball, and were there officiating to just get some practice in before the NCAA season started.

If you think men's league as bad, try stepping into collegiate Intramural sports, I had a few officials who had to be escorted to their cars at the end of the night by campus security because they didn't feel safe walking alone. Bad stuff.