Rotation

Rotation

 

 

 

 

About Rotation:

 

 

Rotation, unlike the other offenses I have posted is an offense that is only to be used against a  zone defense. Many young teams will play a 2-3 zone, this is a play that is designed to attack the weak spot of any zone, which is the middle. This offense does have scoring options out of it but most points you get from this offense will be do-it-yourself points; meaning that the players will have to read the defense and find an open area to attack. This play requires hustle to move the ball around the court quickly. However sometimes hustling can cause a loose ball, you want to teach your players to always dive after a looose ball. Most kids do not like diving on the gym floor because of the floor burns they get on their knees. That is why I tell my players to get a pair of padded compression shorts to stop those painful floor burns. Click Here to view the padded compression shorts that I reccomend to all of my players.

 

 

 

Setup:

 

 

Rotation is setup with three gaurds, one at the top of the floor in the middle (1), one on the left (2), and one on the right (3). It has one player called the "baseline" man (4) that will run from one side of the court to the other always staying on the baseline. It also has one center that will travel from one block, to the free-throw line, and down to the other block.

 

 

 

Running the Play:

To run rotation the main ball handler must pass the ball to one wing. The baseline man will then run along the baseline to that corner and recieve a pass from the wing. The wing will then cut through to the wing on the other side of the court. As soon as the baseline man gets the ball, the center will drop to the ball side block. The guards will then rotate over filling eachother's spots. The baseline man will then pass the ball to the wing, and the center will go up to the free-throw line. Then the wings will pass the ball to eachother until the ball is on the other side. When the ball is on the other side the baseline will come over and get the ball. The wing will cut through and the center will drop to the ball side block. This process will continue until a shot is taken.