Basketballexercises for technique rebounding

  • 3 Players.
  • 3 pylons in between the 3pt line and center line.
  • Coach shoots at the basket and the 3 players fight for the rebound.
  • The player who has the rebound dribbles around the middle pylon and returns to the board to finish.
  • Again the players fight for the rebound and the player who has the rebound goes around the middle pylon.
* 1 minute at high pace.
* The player with the most scores wins and the other 2 players 5 push ups.
drawing Transition, rebound, contest
  • 3-3 half court
  • Cone setting
  • Team that intercepts the ball first goes behind the cone before they are allowed to score.
  • The player who has the ball may dribble for up to 5 seconds then they must have passed or shot. This only counts if they have been behind the cone.
drawing Match 3-3
  • In groups of 3.
  • One player passes to himself through the board, takes the rebound and gives an outlet pass by pivoting well.
  • Second player receives the outlet pass and gives it to the third who was behind the first.
  • Everyone slides through.
  • Practice continues continuously.
drawing Outlet - drill
  • 2 teams.
  • Everyone a ball
  • Shoot from 7 positions.
  • When you have shot, you go for your own Rebound.
  • If you have caught your Rebound without the ball touching the ground, you may score again immediately.
  • So you can score 2 points at a time.
  • Half Court shot, 1 hit no Rebound.
drawing Travel around the world with Rebound
  • 4X4 or 5X5.
  • Half Field.
  • Only the defending team can score points through:
    • Turnover
    • Rebound
  • When the attacking side scores there is a switch, so the attackers start defending and the defenders start attacking.
  • The team that scores 5 points first has won.
  • Losers 10 push ups.
drawing 4X4 or 5X5 Defense
  • Blue makes a board pass to the right of the hoop and sprints left around the pillon to the opposite side.
  • White catches the ball in the air and makes a board pass, sprints right around the pillon and sprints toward the center line.
  • Red catches the board pass, turns up the right side already in the air, makes an outlet pass to White and sprints across.
  • White makes a long pass to blue and sprints across.
  • Blue makes a layup and sprints across the right side to the other side.
  • White sprints past the left pillon and sprints across again.
  • Red grabs the rebound and makes another outlet pass to white.
  • White passes to blue again.
  • Blue makes a layup... etc, etc

  • High tempo.
  • Try to execute this drill without a dribble.
  • Clearly call Outlet.
  • How many times can you score without letting the ball touch the ground?
drawing 3 man Fast break -> Transition
  • Player 1 sets up under the board with a ball.
  • Player 1 jumps 3 times and taps the board with the ball after which he finishes.
  • Player 2 takes the rebound and passes to player 3.
  • At the same time player 1 runs to player 3 where he pulls the ball out of his hands -giving resistance- and immediately goes to the hoop to score.
  • He takes his own rebound and repeats the exercise.
drawing Big guy jump - finish
  • Starting lineup:
    • 1 player at the free throw line
    • 5 players stand around the bucket
  • Course:
    • Player takes the free throw
    • Other players fight for the rebound
    • 1 point if you score the free throw
    • 1 point if you take the rebound
    • Play to 5 points
    • Each in turn, shuffle through clockwise
  • Progression:
    • 2 points if it is an offensive rebound
    • Play to 7 points
  • Regression:
    • Having fewer players rebound
drawing Free throws with rebound
  • Four players stand in defensive position.
  • Coach throws the ball against the board.
  • Player 4 takes the rebound and passes the ball to player 2.
  • Player 2 receiving the ball:
    • Receives the ball and watches.
    • Dribbles into the lane just off the center circle.
  • Player 1 on the ball side:
    • Sprints into the lane next to the sideline and looks over his inside shoulder to stay within passing range.
    • Is first option in the start of the fastbreak.
  • Player 3 on the non-ball side:
    • Sprints down the lane next to the center circle and looks over inside shoulder to stay within passing range.
    • Does not go through the center circle if he/she cannot go to score.
  • Player 4 may go take the rebound.
drawing Attack exercise
  • 2 players low -team blue-
  • 2 players high
  • 1 player, not actively involved in the game, on the baseline
  • 1 player, not actively involved in the game, around the 3-point line
  • Player on the baseline passes tightly to the player standing around the 3 point line
  • Player on the 3 point line shoots
  • Team blue provides a good close out
  • Team red and blue fight for the rebound
  • After the rebound there is a 2 vs. 2 situation and they continue until there is a score
  • Explain well in advance what constitutes a good close out
  • With a large group, divide the players over several baskets
drawing Rebound & Close out
Option 1
  • Blue runs to the middle and receives the pass from orange
  • Orange then fills in blue
  • White and Red come up at the same time that orange passes to blue
  • White receives the pass from blue at the free throw line and faces the basket
  • Red accelerates somewhere near the free throw line and heads for the basket
  • White passes to red and red makes a layup
Option 2
  • After orange passes to blue, orange also cuts across the right side and there is a second playoff opportunity for white.
Option 3
  • Orange and blue continue to cut in and white takes a shot
  • Orange and blue fight for the rebound and a score
* After building this exercise up to Option 3, players must be sharp, there can always be a pass or fight for the rebound.
* There is no dribbling
* Rotation is counterclockwise

drawing 4 Corners drill without a dribble
  • Setup
    • 2 groups on the forward
  • Coach misses a free throw.
  • 2 players fight for the rebound.
  • Player who scores gets 1 point.
drawing Rebound relay