Rebound and defensive stops
Ready when: Pass to space and cut (i3) and Catch the rebound, then box out (i8) done.
What you are learning
Team rebounding. On every shot each defender boxes out their own player, then the team takes the rebound. A turn where the other team does not score is called a stop.
Words on this card Rebound, Box out
- Rebound
- Catching the ball after a missed shot.
- Box out
- Turning to keep an opponent behind your back before a rebound.
Set up
A half court, four marked spots round the outside.
Weather: dry ground
Show it first for the one teaching
- Each defender stands between their attacker and the basket.
- When the shot goes up, each defender turns, finds their player and boxes out.
- The nearest defender takes the ball; the others hold their box-outs.
Your part while they practise
You pass and shoot; the defenders adjust.
Step by step
- 2 against 2 (or 4 against 4) on the outside spots.
- You pass round the outside; attackers move.
- On every shot, each defender boxes out their player.
- Then the defence rebounds.
How much: play until a team gets three stops in a row 10 min a session 2 days a week
Say one thing Pick one line from "What you will see" for today and say only that.
The game: Three in a row
The first defending team to three rebounds in a row wins.
Who plays: 4 players, 2 against 2; you shoot.
How to play, turn by turn
- Turns
- You shoot from outside
- Defenders box out; attackers try to get the rebound
- A defensive rebound adds 1 to the run
- An attacking rebound sets the run back to 0, and the teams swap roles
- Fair play
- A grown-up plays on the weaker side.
- Points
- 1 for each defensive rebound in a row.
- Fouls
- The run goes back to 0
- Pushing
- Holding
- Climbing over the back of a player
- Winning
- The first team to 3 rebounds in a row.
- 1 rebounds in a row for 1 star
- 2 rebounds in a row for 2 stars
- 3 rebounds in a row for 3 stars
Easier or harder
A slow shooter.
Add a time limit.
What you will see, and what to say
- the box-out is late
Find your player first
Turn into them as the ball leaves the hand. - defenders stand flat-footed
Hips low, hands out
Ready to move and to catch.
Self-check
3 rebounds in a row in a live set.
Stop and get a coach when
Hard falls.
Fitness for this
Warm up first: how to warm up, at workonfitness.com. For strength and stretching, its exercise library shows each exercise step by step, with an easier version.
This card trains box-out, defensive stops.
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