Drill

Drills

Basketball

Help-and-Recover Rotation

Rotate to help without losing your own assignment

12 min
6 x 5-pass rotations, 4-on-4
Advanced
Demonstration video coming soon

Instructions

  1. 1Play 4-on-4 with a live ball handler who can drive or kick.
  2. 2Tag the driver from one pass away, then sprint back to your original man.
  3. 3Communicate the rotation out loud before you leave your assignment.
  4. 4Track possessions where a help rotation leaves a shooter wide open.

What to focus on

Tagging the drive early enough to still recover to the shooter.

Common mistake

Rotating late or staying attached to your man and never helping at all.