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Article: "The Rip Step" pivot maneuver.(BASKETBALL)
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- Coach and Athletic Director
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- February 1, 2005
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Pivoting could be considered the most overlooked, under-taught, and therefore under-drilled skill in basketball.
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To help our players learn the skill and get the most out of it, we evolved what we call the Rip Step--a pivot maneuver that enables the ball-handler to see the court and effectively pass, dribble, or shoot (if in range of the basket).
It is actually a moderately wide forward (cross-over step) pivot toward the defender and is usually followed immediately by a reverse Rip Pivot.
Depending upon the position of the players, the reverse Rip Pivot is executed first, then followed by the forward pivot. This ...