Amherst Youth Basketball
Playing Rotation (5 players)
Coaches must fill out and exchange the bottom table before the opening tip-off of every game.
List all players by name and jersey number identically in both tables.
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Playing Rotation – a circular rotation is used (e.g., [1,2,3,4,5],[6,7,1,2,3],[4,5,6,7,1],…..). The
table below can be used to assist with your rotation assuming that all players are available for the
entire game. (Players not listed during a period are sitting.) The numbers correspond exactly to
the numbers assigned by the coach in the table filled in above.
Quarter
1
2
3
4
Period
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
6 Players
1,2,3,4,5
6,1,2,3,4
5,6,1,2,3
4,5,6,1,2
3,4,5,6,1
2,3,4,5,6
1,2,3,4,5
6,1,2,3,4
7 Players
1,2,3,4,5
6,7,1,2,3
4,5,6,7,1
2,3,4,5,6
7,1,2,3,4
5,6,7,1,2
3,4,5,6,7
1,2,3,4,5
8 Players
1,2,3,4,5
6,7,8,1,2
3,4,5,6,7
8,1,2,3,4
5,6,7,8,1
2,3,4,5,6
7,8,1,2,3
4,5,6,7,8
9 Players
1,2,3,4,5
6,7,8,9,1
2,3,4,5,6
7,8,9,1,2
3,4,5,6,7
8,9,1,2,3
4,5,6,7,8
9,1,2,3,4
Notes:
1. If a player fouls out or is injured, remove the player from your circular list (the table above is now useless).
2. If a player appears after the game has started, the player is assigned the next highest number and inserted
into the circular rotation. Again, this voids the table above. (Pop quiz: you have 8 players. Your ninth
player shows up just after the 4th quarter starts. When does s/he play? Answer: never.)
3. During the regular season, if you have only 5 eligible players and one player fouls out, that player remains
in the game, but all subsequent fouls on that player result in the consequences of the foul plus possession of
the ball. During the playoffs, you would continue with 4 players.
4. Given 10 Players, the starting 5 play the first period of each quarter and the remaining 5 play the second
period of each quarter.
5.
-------------------------------------------------Tear Here---------------------------------------------Player rotation to be presented to opposing coach before tip-off. Include name and jersey number.
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