Three-Player Backcourt Rotation

Instructions

1. 1CB advances and passes to LB on the left side
2. 2LB receives and sends a flat cross-court pass to RB on the right
3. 3RB receives and immediately returns the ball back to CB at center
4. 4CB moves forward to receive the return pass with momentum toward 9m
5. 5CB fires a jump shot from the 9m line targeting the upper corner

Coaching Points

• Keep the ball moving — no player should hold longer than one second
• CB: start your forward movement before the return pass arrives
• Cross-court passes must be flat and fast — no lobbed balls
• Build rhythm first, then add speed with each repetition
• Shooter: gather momentum into the shot — don't stop to shoot

Common Mistakes

• Players hold the ball too long, breaking the rhythm of the rotation
• Cross-court passes are lobbed instead of delivered flat and fast
• CB stops moving after passing and has to restart from a standstill for the shot
• Rotation pattern breaks down because players forget the passing sequence
• Shooter arrives at 9m stationary instead of carrying forward momentum into the jump