overlapping position help

[Brian Watson]

Draw a court on a piece of paper and place the "payers" in a regular position, three in the front three in the back.

Now, draw arrows toward every player that is diretly to the left or right, and front and back. These are the areas where you need to worry about for alignment.

Let's look only at the RB player, he cannot be any closer to the net, than the RF player. The CB player cannot be any closer to the right sideline than the RB player. These are the only two players the RB has to be in alignment with.

The center players, obviously have more areas where they can get out of alignment, but this should help you understand the rule. Basically, you need to maintain your position on the floor.