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Basketball · Intermediate · i8

Catch the rebound, then box out

Park or court 10 min 2 to 3 players Park, hall or court

Ready when: Shoot close (b4) done.

Start a session

What you are learning

Rebounding: catching the ball after a missed shot with two hands and holding it firm at the chin. Boxing out: when a shot goes up, turn, find your opponent and keep them behind your back with a low, wide stance, then go for the ball.

Words on this card Rim, Backboard, Rebound, Box out
Rim
The metal hoop of the basket.
Backboard
The flat board behind the ring.
Rebound
Catching the ball after a missed shot.
Box out
Turning to keep an opponent behind your back before a rebound.

Set up

A hoop with a backboard. A ball.

Weather: dry ground

The base setup for basketball

Show it first for the one teaching

  1. Stand facing the basket with your child just behind you.
  2. As the ball goes up, turn so your back touches your child, low and wide, elbows out.
  3. Wait for the ball to bounce off the rim, then jump and catch it with two hands.
  4. Bring the ball to your chin, elbows out.

Your part while they practise

Shoot from behind the child, who stands 2 to 4 m in front of the basket facing it.

Step by step

  1. The child stands 2 to 4 m in front of the basket.
  2. You shoot from behind.
  3. The child jumps and catches the rebound with two hands.
  4. The ball goes firm to the chin.
  5. A catch makes the child the shooter.

How much: 10 shots each, 3 rounds 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: Box out

As the shot goes up, the rebounder turns and keeps the shooter behind their back until the ball bounces, then goes for it.

Who plays: 2 or 3: a shooter and one or two rebounders.

How to play, turn by turn
Turns
  1. The shooter shoots from 3 m
  2. The rebounder boxes out; the shooter tries to get round for the ball
  3. Whoever catches the rebound scores
  4. 10 shots, then swap
Fair play
A grown-up shooter only walks round the box-out, never pushes.
Points
1 point for a rebound caught with two hands; 1 more point for a box-out held until the ball bounced.
Fouls
A point to the other player
  • Pushing with the hands or arms
  • Holding
  • Climbing over the back of the player boxing out
Winning
More points after 10 shots each.
Stars
  1. 5 points for 1 star
  2. 9 points for 2 stars
  3. 13 points for 3 stars

Easier or harder

Easier

Shoot softly off the board.

Harder

Two attackers chase the rebound.

What you will see, and what to say

  • watches the ball and forgets the opponent Find your player firstTurn and touch them with your back before looking up.
  • stands upright Sit low, elbows wideLow and wide is hard to get round.
  • catches with one hand Two hands, ball to chinBoth hands, then hold it firm under the chin.

Self-check

5of 10

5 of 10 rebounds caught with two hands.

Stop and get a coach when

A fall onto the back during the box-out.

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 rebounding, timing, box-out.

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