Rebounding

Grab and Put Back: This drill will help with your timing, coordination and explosiveness.   It’s a very simple but yet effective drill for anyone looking to improve their rebounding. 

• Start on one side of the backboard about 3 feet back.
• Toss the ball against that side of the backboard.
• As soon as you release the ball, explode and come down with the rebound.  When you come down with the rebound, don’t bring it below your waist, keep it high.
• Immediately, go up with the ball for a put back.
• Repeat this 10 times on each side of the rim.

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Explosion Jumping:

• Jump as high as you can by tucking your knees to your chest.
• Immediately after you land on the ground, jump as high as you can again while bringing your knees to your chest.
• Do 15 explosions then rest for a couple minutes
  (you can adjust the amount of explosions to a # your comfortable with)

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Shot-Rebound-Play: For this drill to effectively work, 3 players will be needed.

• 1 player is the shooter and the other 2 are rebounders
• 1 rebounder is assigned as the offensive player and the other is the defensive player
• The shooter puts up a shot (shoot from close to the 3 point line as possible and try to get it in, you might as well practice shooting too.)
• The offensive rebounder tries to go after the missed shot and the defensive rebounder is boxing out
• If the offensive player gets it they are trying to put it back in
• If the defensive player gets it they square up and throw an outlet pass to the shooter.

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3’s to 10

• Start by shooting a 3 pointer
• Immediately follow your shot  (don’t let the ball hit the ground) if its a miss
• Put it back
• Grab the ball through the hoop and dribble to the 3 point line, shoot.
• Repeat 2nd bullet
• You need to make 10 consecutive three point shots and layup without the ball touching the ground on any miss
• If, at any point, the balls hits the ground off a miss, you will need to reset your score to zero.

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Roof Catch - Improve hand-eye coordination

• Find a tennis or racket ball
• throw the ball on top of an angled roof
• As it comes down, jump and grab the ball with one hand
• Repeat 20 times or until you feel a slight soreness in your shoulder

Free Basketball Drills Worksheet (110)