jab step
Deceptive foot movement
A jab step is a quick, deceptive foot movement in basketball where a player steps sharply in one direction to fake a drive, then pulls back or goes another way.
The move creates space from a defender or tests their reaction: He hit a jab step and pulled up for the jumper.
The term extends to similar feints in boxing and other sports.
- crossoverGenre-blending work or transition
- fakeNot the real thing
- ball fakeSimulated throw to deceive
- shot fakeDeceptive scoring feint
- hesitationDelay from uncertainty
dribble · basketball · footwork · change of direction · pivot · feint · court · sneakers · defender · shake · quick · explosive · plant · attack · lane · baseline · perimeter · handles
- basketballbasketball, rebound, dunk, basketball camps, dribble
- maneuversmaneuver, feint, sidestep, dodge, evasion
- ball skillsdribbling, crossover, ball control, stepover, throwing
- basketball slangairball, alley-oop, ankle breaker, baller, ballin
- feintsfeint, fake, juke, deke, head fake
- footworkpivot turn, sidestep, shuffle, slide, crossover
movement commitment
jab stepdrive
Operate a vehicle
blow-by · power move · hard drive · euro step · follow-through
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