Pivoting is related to which of the following sports?

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  1. Hockey
  2. Volleyball
  3. Badminton
  4. Basketball

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Option 4 : Basketball
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The correct answer is Basketball.Key Points

  • Pivoting is related to Basketball.
  • Pivoting is when a player stands still and steps with one foot.
  • The foot that stays on the ground is called the pivot foot.

Additional InformationList of Sports Terms:

Sports Terms Sports Terminology
Sports Term of Basketball Free throw, Common foul, Underhead, Technical foul,  Overhead, etc.
Sports Term of Baseball Pinching, Homerun, Base runner, Perfect game, Throw, Strike, Put out, etc.
Sports Term of Badminton Shuttlecock, Service court, Double fault, Fore-hand, Back Hand, Smash, Hit, Drop, Net, Love, etc.
Sports Term of Boxing Knock out, Ring Stoppage, Punch, Round, Upper-cut, Kidney punch, Timing, Footwork, Accidental Butt, Bleeder, Bolo Punch, Bout, Brawler, Break, Buckle, Canvas, Card, Caught Cold, Clinch, Corkscrew Punch, Cornerman, Counterpunch, Cross, Cutman, Dive, Eight Count, Glass Jaw, Haymaker, Liver Shot, Low Blow, Mauler, Neutral Corner, Plodder, Ring Generalship, Roughhousing, Southpaw, Spar, Stablemate, Technical Knockout, Walkout Bout, Whiskers etc.
Sports Term of Bridge Masterpoint, Grand slam, Perfect deals, Dummy, Trump, etc.
Sports Term of Billiards & Snooker Pull, Cue, Hit, Object ball, Scoring, Cushion billiards, Break shot,  etc.
Sports Term of Cricket Toss, Run, Wicket, Pitch, Stump, Bails, Crease, Pavilion, Gloves, Wicket Keeper, Over, , Followon, Rubber, Spin, Ashes, Catch, Bowled, Stump out, Runout, L. B. W; Hit Wicket, Googley, Not out, No ball, Wide ball, Dead ball, Maiden over, Overthrow, Bye, Leg by, Cover drive, Late cut, Hook, Glance, Stroke, Shot, Pull, Sixer, Follow Through, Turn, Bouncer, Hattrick, Round the wicket, Over the wicket, Seamer, Boundry line, Slip, Square leg, Runner, Cover, Yorker, Gully, Long on, Silly point, Midwicket, Mid on, Forward short leg, Deep/mid-wicket, etc.
Sports Term of Cycling Sprint, Time trial, Track race, Point race,  etc.
Sports Term of Chess Gambit, move, resign, stalemate, checkmate, Grandmaster,  international master, Kings Indian Defence, etc.
Sports Term of Football Kick, Goal, Head, Penalty kick, Dribble, Offside, Move, Hattrick, Foul, Left out, Right out, Stopper, Defender, Side back, Pass, Baseline, Rebound, Comer back, etc.
Sports Term of Golf ace, albatross, double eagle, all square, approach putt, apron, ball mark, ballooning, beach, birdie, blind shot, bogey, bunker, caddy, chip, Claw grip, condor, dogleg, dub, flag, Four-Ball, Mulligan, off the deck, peg, sand trap, tee shot etc.
Sports Term of Gymnastics Parallel bar, Horizontal bar, Push up, Floor exercise, Uneven bar, Sit up. etc.
Sports Term of Horse Riding Three-day Event, Dresses, Showjumping, Faults, etc.
Sports Term of Hockey Bully, Short corner, Hattrick, Goal, Penalty Corner, Penalty stroke, Pushin, Cut, Scoop, Dribble,  Centre forward, Halfback, Astroturf, Sudden death,  Left in, Left out, Off-side, Tiebreaker, Carried, Stick, Striking circle, Undercutting, etc.
Sports Term of Judo Cocoa, white, , Blue,  Green belt, etc.
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