OT: (Ish) Rebounding Technique

[the Q]

Rebounding is about breaking the opponents will. If you keep putting your backside into your opponents thigh, most opponents back off as the game progresses

 

[the Q]

This was my least favorite drill from my playing days.

One man up, everyone else in line at the top of the key. Coach takes a shot, the one man up has to box out the first guy in line but can't touch/rebound the ball, his only responsibility is boxing out - typically until the ball went out of bounds, past halfcourt or the coach felt it was time to stop. Had to stop three consecutive guys to get out. That drill was murder on the guards; coaches never called fouls of course so it led to some nasty shoving-in-the-back stuff but certainly built toughness.

We didn't have to wait quite that long, it was just go get it. But he'd throw some crazy shots up there to make it interesting.

So it was really just up and go get it. With the guy at the FT line getting a full head of steam down hill

Not on my watch.

My all-time favorite drill.

 

[the Q]

The old school method of boxing out even if the ball hit the floor belongs in the history books with the two handed shot. The 3 point shot pulls defenses so far away from the basket that creating a "shell" is impossible. Having guards run out to the 3 point line to try to box someone out is silly. Also, long shots lead to long rebounds, making the shell more useless. I have my forwards box out, and then everyone else bumps a guy and goes after the ball.

I want the box out to set up around 5 feet. If the opposing player wants to stand under the basket, let him. Aren't a lot of rebounds right under the rim.

On the offensive boards, I like crashing rather than position rebounding. Do not engage with the defender if you can avoid it. The defender is already between his man and the basket, so he starts with the advantage. Don't try to out muscle the defender because then he knows where you are. Avoid contact with the defensive rebounder if possible.

2-3 zone defensive rebounding is tougher. The baseline players have to find a body, because all it takes is one guy not doing his/her job and there will be a lot of second chance shots.

defensive rebounding is a challenge in 3-2 and 1-3-1 defenses. Communication is really important in those defenses because a lot of times players don't even know the shot is up.

I disagree with a lot of this.

The shell is the shell.

It can get wider, but the principles don't change.

Everyone needs to be boxing out to prevent against long rebounds.

Everyone needs to box, even in a 2-3. What do you think the guards should be doing in a 2-3.

The only part that is true is your last sentence. That's why the guy guarding the shooter needs to communicate the shot it up clearly so his teammates are aware.

 

[Excalibur]

Everyone needs to be boxing out to prevent against long rebounds.

Everyone needs to box, even in a 2-3. What do you think the guards should be doing in a 2-3.

The only part that is true is your last sentence. That's why the guy guarding the shooter needs to communicate the shot it up clearly so his teammates are aware.

On an outside shot, the shooter is the most likely guy to follow the shot in, so I want the defender in contact with that guy and boxing him out . Anyone else on the perimeter I want to bump their guy and then crash to the paint, as there's a pretty good chance that their man is rotating back to prevent a run out anyway.