Rebounding Drills

Here are  some rebounding drills from an old version of the Arizona men’s basketball coaching newsletter.

MCHALE DRILL

Have the player stand underneath and to the right of the basket. Begin by tossing the ball off the backboard. As the ball comes down, jump up and tip the ball back off the glass with your right hand.   At the same time, use your left hand and try to grab the rim (or as high as you can go). After ten tips/grabs score the basket, and then proceed to the other side of the hoop and repeat, using the opposite hands.

NBA DRILL

You have 8 guys in the paint. 4 on offense, 4 on defense. The defensive guys are on the inside and the offensive guys are on the outside. You have two guys outside the three-point line waiting to get the ball. The drill starts by one of the guys outside three point line shoots a three. The guys on defense yell shot and box out the guys on offense and to get the ball.  After you get the rebound if you are on offense you try to score. If you are on defense you pass it to one of the outlet guys. If the offense scores they get 2 points. If the defense gets the ball to one of the outlet guys they get 1 point.  We usually play to 1o- the losing team runs a jay hawk.

PRESSURE OUTLET PASS

Have four rebounders under one basket. Have two other players positioned on either side of the basket ready for an outlet pass. Coach will take shot and create rebound, four players under basket will box-out and rebound.  Player who gets rebound should immediately get out of pressure from other three rebounders by either smart dribbling–then  passing, pivoting–and then passing, or a straight pass to one of the outlet players. The other three players who do not get the rebound should swarm the successful rebounder and make it difficult with out fouling.

SUPERMAN DRILL

Start at the low block. The player tosses the ball towards the left side of the paint, bouncing off the backboard. Throw it high off the glass and in an angle for best results. When he throws it off the backboard he sprints and leaps in the air catching the ball in the air but also lands on the other side of the paint but both feet must land outside the paint. Repeat going back the other direction. Keep doing it without stopping going back and fourth.

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War Drill (8 minute drill)

(1 basketball. 6. 8 or 10 players. Full Court)

Defense is in the paint and matches up. On the shot by the coach. their goal is to go meet the offense outside of the paint and keep them out of it.

The offensive players are set up behind the three point line and except for the point guard, (who gets back on defense), are going hard to the rim.  The defender on the point guard should look to help on boxing someone else out.

This is a highly competitive drill with a winner and loser. If the offense gets the rebound they get a point and can try to score a 2 or 3 pointer.  If they score we set the drill back up. If the defense gets the rebound or forces a turnover, there is no point scored but they push the basketball down court (transition offense) and try to score on the other end. On a score or turnover by them, play stops and we set the drill back up.

The ball will only go from one end to the other end one time and then the drill would be reset. If we don’t reset the drill it becomes a transition drill and not a contact drill.

There are no points on a made shot by the coach but it is still played like a rebound.

Knicks Drill

(1 or 2 basketballs. 6 or more players)

On the shot by the number 3 (could be a coach),  Xl and X4 come out and box out (they start with one foot on the baseline). Offensive players 1 and 5 are going hard to the rim. Numbers 2 and 4 are there for the outlet pass. If the defense gets the rebound they are going to pivot to the outside and outlet the ball. If it’s a made shot. they run out of bounds to outlet the basketball. The offense players try to stop the outlet pass. You could have one player deny the inbounder and the other denying the player receiving the pass.

If the offense gets the rebound they go 2 on 2 and try to score or the drill can be reset (coach’s option).

Offensive players switch between being offense or outlet players. The defense remains defense until you switch them out.

Try to match up the lines with perimeter players in one line and post players in the other.

This could be a competition drill with sprints for the losers. A defensive rebound is one point. a successful outlet pass is one point, an offensive rebound is two points and a made basket is one point.

The Defenders can cross and block out opposite line to vary the drill.

Here is a similar version run by Xavier’s Chris Mack. Coach Mack was an assistant on Sean Miller’s staff when Coach Miller was at Xavier.

You can find out more about the DVD that this video came from by following this link: Chris Mack: Smorgasbord of Basketball Drills

Get to the Basket Drill

(1 basketball, 3 or more players)

Place two defenders side by side facing the offense (if you have football pads, use them).  On the shot, the offense has to bust through to the basket.  This teaches them to never surrender going to the basket and being aggressive.

Only drill this from the wings.  If we have an offensive player at the top, we would normally want him to get back on defense.

Without the pads, the defense gives a little pressure, just enough to make them push through.

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“TOM IZZO”S BEST REBOUNDING DRILL”

from Coach Eric Musselman

RULES:

1.) Put 5 defenders in line right under the rim facing half court.

2.) Place 5 offensive players on the perimeter. Put a player in each corner, each wing, and one at the point.

3.) The coach shoots the ball from different spots on the floor.

4.) When the shot is taken the defenders rush out to block out the offensiver players. If they get the defensive rebound the get 1 POINT and pass the ball to the coach and go back to their original positions.

5.) If the offense gets a rebound they get 1 Point and must put the shot right back up and if they make the shot they get another point. They have to put the ball right back up they cannot take it back up top. Every time the offense gets a rebound they get a point.

6.) You play to the first team getting 10 points. Losers run! (You can have either an offensive or defensive winner.