Things You'll Need:
- Whistle
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Step 1
When the player with possession of the ball stops dribbling, he must keep one foot planted on the floor. This is the player's pivot foot. While he can move the other football anywhere on the court as many times as he wants, the pivot foot cannot move. If the pivot foot moves, it is a traveling violation.
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Step 2
Making the call. When you spot a traveling violation, blow the play dead to make the call.
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Step 3
Hand signal for traveling violation (image source NBA.com)Immediately after the whistle is blown, make the appropriate hand signal to identify the call you made. In the case of a traveling violation, close your hands into a fist and have both wrists parallel to the floor and crossed over each other. Then you rotate one arm over the other (like pedals on a bicycle) away from your body and repeat the motion a few times. Here is an illustration of what the hand signal of a traveling violation looks like.
