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Message: [QUOTE="Papa33, post: 4122755, member: 682"] I admit to a obsession with rebounding, particularly the need to box out aggressively and properly. I offer here a brief video from another thread showing a perfect example when it is not done well. Unfortunately, the player involved is Olivia, but it is not a "sin of omission" which she owns alone. As I've noted elsewhere (some might say I do it obsessively), a fully effective box-out, while really very simple, is all too rare . . . on every team. Below is a YouTube video of a recent Uconn practice: [MEDIA=youtube]whNpwRJVUpI[/MEDIA] Start at 2:56. At 3:01 a shot goes up, and Liv takes a good stance, but does not step back and make contact or seal her opponent (Piath) behind her, or claim several more feet of "ownership" for a rebound. Note also that Paige does the same thing, following the ball's flight and stepping in, toward the basket, making her less able to claim a long rebound. Proper, effective move: as shot goes up, look for opponent ([I]not[/I] at the ball), slide/step [I]out[/I] toward them, take a low, strong stance, contacting them at about the thigh level and resist being pushed in toward the basket. This maximizes the floor and rebound area you control. Your opponent has to go over your back to reach the ball. Simple, right? When I was coaching, we spent time every day on a rebounding drill (1-on-1, 2-on-2, etc.) with penalty sprints for everyone on the defensive team if even [I]one[/I] member failed to box out properly. It worked. [/QUOTE]

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