Creighton Rebounding

Source: 3v3 Drills For Offense & Defense With Coach Nick LoGalbo

Rebounding drills are often under utilized and help create player toughness. Rebounding is a major factor in winning and losing games. This small-sided game can easily be made more challenging with versions 2 & 3.

Diagrams

Diagram 1 - Instructions

Diagram 2 - Coaching Tips

Diagram 3 - Coaching Tips

Setup

• Begin with 3 offensive players positioned around the perimeter and 3 defenders in the paint.
• The coach has a ball to begin

Instructions

• Coach begins by passing the ball to an offensive player.
• All of the defenders close out.
• The player who receives the pass shoots immediately.

(Diagram 1)

• The defenders must box out and grab the rebound.
• To level up the defense, the three players must circle the wagon in the paint before the coach makes the initial pass. This forces a scramble situation which causes them to communicate more.
• To mimic a zone defense, start with the defenders in a triangle.
• When the coach passes the ball in, the players must identify a player to box out.
• They cannot, however, choose the player right in front of them.

Coaching Tips

• When boxing out you should hit, locate, and get the rebound.
• If the offensive player gets past you, sumo out. (Sumo out means getting your backside on their thigh and drive them out of the paint.)

(Diagram 2)

(Diagram 3)

• The team that scores gets to stay on the court.
• This forces the offense to crash the boards rather than watching their shot.
• If the defenders get the rebound, they look to score immediately. They may have to finish during contact.
• If the defenders score, they go on offense.
• The defense must communicate in the more advanced versions of the drill.
• First contact must happen outside the key (“escape that paint”).
• Scream praise, whisper criticism.

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