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How to condition and prepare young basketball players the
technique needed to get the most defensive rebounds
Since referees allow much more contact when it comes to
basketball rebounding action, we must stress strength and aggressiveness, even
to beginning youngsters. This is not enough, however, because boxing out
technique is vastly important, too, if you expect to gain possession of many
defensive rebounds.
In coaching basketball to young kids, let’s remember the
following rules that apply to the total teaching procedure:
- Keep your eyes on your assigned opponent.
- Make contact first then, look for the ball.
- Lean heavily on the opponent who attempts to roll-off
or spin-around.
- Block-out. You don't just
block-out the shooter, the
block must be performed by every defensive player on the floor. Every
offensive player must find his path blocked to the goal once a shot has been
taken.
- Always include guards when it come to teaching
defensive rebounding.
- Always teach your
kids to get possession of the ball before starting your offense.
Team basketball rebounding wall drill
Here is a good rebounding drill that gives the entire team
a good jumping workout in a short period of time. To practice, all alone, all a
child needs is a ball and a wall.
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Procedure:
- Spread the entire team, in pairs, along a wall.
- Each pair gets a
ball.
- One player tosses the ball up and the other player jumps,
spread-eagles, grabs the ball, grunts loudly, and comes down with
the ball chested and elbows out wide.
- The player who tossed the ball
up tries to tie up the rebounder for held ball.
- If a held-ball situation happens, the same player jumps again until
he is successful in coming down and retaining possession of the ball.
- If a held-ball situation does not occur, the other player will jump
for the rebound.
- Occasionally have contests on the loudest grunt.
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Basketball full-court leap drill
This drill helps develop strong muscles in the
upper legs which gives you the explosive power needed to leap
quickly and continuously.
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Procedure:
- Stand at an end line with your legs together.
- With your arms at your sides, bend your knees until you are in
a half-squat.
- Jump out as far and as high as you can, thrusting out your
arms and straightening your body.
- When you land, end in the same crouched position and take off
again with your next bound.
- Continue these bounds until you reach the far end line.
- Each player shoots two free throws, then they all bound back.
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