[A Coach Reggie Production, 2005]

The #1 should be the fastest person and the best at anticipating a pass. 1 will need to spring to the side the ball gets passed to. The initial location of the #2 and #3 depends on that size of the court and where the players on offense are. They need to be in the best position to trap. This is often the foul line extended within the 3-point. The #4 is at the half-court. The #5 is the furthest back so it really depends on where the opposing team is. Depending on the speed of the #5, that person can move up or stay all the way by the basket.

The player closest to where the ball gets inbounded goes to trap with the 1. See the Trapping page to learn proper technique and location. The opposite guard comes to the middle to defend, intercept, and/or challenge the cross-court pass. The 4 remains in the middle and moves according to where players from the other side are. If someone is up against the side line, the 4 can step in front of that person to get in the passing lane. The 4 also needs to be aware of which players from the other team are behind the half-court line near the 5 so that the 4 can be in a position to get back if help is needed. The 5 is still the furthest back.

This is what happens if there is a cross-court pass:

1: Keep the 5 the furthest back, since the 4 is already at the half-court, the 4 comes to the ball-side and the 2, who was in the middle, also comes to trap. The 3 drops back to help protect the basket, more players from the other team will be there now. The 1 takes the place of the middle - a lot of teams will look to pass to the middle of the court. If the a person there, the 1 will look to deny the pass.

Once the ball crosses half-court, the defense gets into their half-court defense. If it gets reversed to the opposite side of the court, near the half-court line, the #3 and #1 can go to trap and the #2 and #4 drop back completely.