Coaches’ Corner: Backdoor Ideas

Bob Anderson

 I didn’t have any back cut or backdoor plays, but we drilled on backdoor cuts and passes daily. 

We had a simple rule that if your man was overplaying you beyond the three point arc, that was an automatic back cut. 

This was a read that the passer and the cutter were both making- it was automatic. 

Jerry Leggett

The receiver being overplayed would point away from the basket to indicate they were going to go backdoor. 

General Rule

If you start a backdoor cut, you MUST keep going with the cut. You can NEVER stop a backdoor cut. 

Carolina Action

Ball handler starts to dribble away from the receiver, then pivots and comes back to the receiver. The receiver takes the pivot as a signal to go backdoor. 

“Get Open”

A coach comes up with a key phrase to indicate wanting to set up a backdoor. It could be the coach screaming,”Get open.” “Work.” “Run the offense.”