Step 1/4Shot goes up from the far wing
Orange = offense · blue = defense · solid line = cut · dashed = pass · zig-zag = dribble · T = screen · dotted arc = shot
Rebounding drill
Weak-Side Rebound Race
Most missed shots come off on the far side. Two players start on the weak side and battle for every miss, then play it live.
- Time
- 8 min
- Players
- 6+
- Ages
- 10+
- Level
- Intermediate
Equipment: 1 ball
How to run the drill
- 1Coach (or a shooter) on one wing. An attacker and a defender start on the opposite wing.
- 2On the shot, the defender boxes out and the attacker crashes: both are going for the far-side rebound.
- 3Whoever gets it: the attacker scores straight away, the defender outlets to the coach.
- 4Score it: one point for a defensive rebound, two for an offensive rebound and score. Rotate lines.
Coaching points
- Shot from one side: expect the rebound on the other
- Defender: meet the cutter early, away from the basket
- Attacker: go round the box-out, don't push through it
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