Like defense, rebounding takes dedication. But rebounding is easier if you understand the basics of boxing out, timing, and the importance of defensive positioning.
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This is one of our favorite drills our kids really enjoy this and we feel it very beneficial for our team rebounding and aggressiveness.
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Players pair off into forward with guard. Starting with the guards behind the 3 point line all forwards gather inside the key area.
Coach throws ball at basket, forwards must attempt to rebound and put ball back in hoop. If shot misses, continue rebounding. BUT this time ball must be passed out to the forward’s team member for an outside shot. Play continues until a shot is hit, then the perimeter shooters rotate around. The coach at anytime may say ‘JUMP’ which signals that the perimeter shooters will replace the rebounders, so that all players have the opportunity to practice shooting and rebounding.
1/1 2000, 0 comments
This is a drill that teaches aggresive rebounding and shooting the shot after the ball is rebounded. Also a good lesson for squaring up to the basket and giving head and shoulder fakes.
I have run this drill with 5th and 6th graders and they love it. It is one of thier favorite drills. They will beg to do it and their aggressive rebounding breaks out in the games.
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This is a rebounding drill for teaching boxing out under the basket. This drill is extremely important now that referees seldom call over the back. I coach high school girls and it is very important to our team that we get position and hold it under the basket.
This drill can be 1 on 1, 2 on 2, etc.
I take a tetherball. A tetherball is a ball attached to a rope. I throw the tetherball through the basket and hold onto the other end of the rope. I line up my team in as many lines as I like. I always start this drill 1 on 1. I yell shot and the offense player crashes the boards. It is the defensive player’s responsibility to box out the offensive player and then go get the tetherball. The tetherball is hanging just below net level. The defensive player must box out, go get the ball, and pull it down forcefully. If the player has not boxed out to my satisfaction, I simply pull the ball up before they can get to it, and make them do it again. It is very important to make sure the players do not undercut each other in this drill. We are looking to be agressive but clean.
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