PIVOTS and ADVANCED PIVOTS

How should pivots and advanced pivots be performed?

*A pivot is limited to leaving the base on the board and angling the player.

**An advanced pivot is actually removing the player from the field to adjust TTC dials, or brush brongs, etc and then repositioning him.

[detroitchild]

Not sure what an advanced pivot is but shouldn't a true pivot be on the axis (center) of the base, not from the front or back?

good point detroit child. that way no advantage is gained, no position lost.

[MplsTom]

Advanced Pivot is most commonly done with safeties where you spin a guy or two deep and then if it is a pass play, you're allowed to reset his dial to move forward after the ball carrier or to make an interception on the pass simulation.

[Coach Rip]

if you pivot a rectangular base from 0' to 90', from the axis, you would gain position to that side, aka yards, which is why at BuzzFest we came out with the pivot box/sticks, that were similar to a photo in another post.

When making a pivot, one can not gain an advantage by moving closer to the ball carrier or simulated pass when the board is "off".

[detroitchild]

I think the pivot box/sticks are a great idea but what do you do in close quarters?

Originally Posted by Coach Rip

if you pivot a rectangular base from 0' to 90', from the axis, you would gain position to that side, aka yards, which is why at BuzzFest we came out with the pivot box/sticks, that were similar to a photo in another post.

When making a pivot, one can not gain an advantage by moving closer to the ball carrier or simulated pass when the board is "off".

...close quarters are limited to not touching a player from the other team with your final move. In most cases I pick the guy up and out by his helmet, turn his dial, and gently place him back in the fray. If he's on a rookie and doesn't naturally curve toward the ball by reversing his direction, then he's just out of the play.

FYI: I edited my initial post to loosely define a pivot and an advanced pivot.

[Coach Rip]

would have to be turned 180' .