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Using effective box out drills will teach your players how to read the basketball and smart positioning. These two abilities are much more important than height and jumping ability when it comes to rebounding.
Before I share the rebounding drills with you (they're below), let's quickly discuss the easiest way to teach your team how to box out and mindset behind rebounding... When a shot is taken by the opposition, all players on the floor should rebound using this simple 3-step formula.
Here's a good rebounding, box-out drill, as well as a shooting drill. Setup: Make two lines - the shooting line on the wing, and the defense, box-out line at the free-throw line. Drill: The wing player has the ball. The first player in the defense line defends the wing player.
This drill emphasizes principles of closing on a shooter and maintaining a box out for the defensive players, and it teaches offensive players to follow their shots. It will give players practice in sustaining the intensity required to box out and to beat a box out.
“Boxing Out” Drills – Defensive Rebounding. Basketball is a game of habits. Once proper boxing out techniques are taught and learned, they should become a vital component of every drill and scrimmage. In fact, all drills should end on a defensive rebound or made shot.
Drill Purpose. Teaches boxing out for rebounding. Drill Instructions and Diagrams. Offensive and defensive player on each side of the lane. The coach throws up the ball, defense blocks out, offense goes after the rebound. If the offense gets rebound, they try to score.
From understanding box-out techniques to enhancing positioning and fostering the right mindset, these drills go beyond the surface, nurturing players who contribute dynamically on both ends of the court.
