Basketball: Rebounding - roll off a block out

Player 1 will toss ball onto the backboard – get a defensive rebound using all good fundamentals

Player 4 will signal and call for ‘outlet pass’.
Player 1 pivots and makes a good chest or overhead pass, then following their pass and joining ‘outlet’ line.

Player 4 passes to Player 2 and follows their pass to join the rebounding line.

Get into a defensive stance off and towards the ball.

Pretend a shot is about to be taken.

Go find the man quickly and make contact with a block out.

Do not turn your back on your opponent until the last possible moment.

Stay side on to your offensive player making contact with your nearside hand and forearm.

Once you have initiated the contact then you will use a forward or reverse pivot to block out depending on which way he chooses to go around you.  

The block out is not about holding the man off the board indefinitely it is about you being in between the man you are guarding and the basket when the ball comes off.

Do the block out simulation drill to the blockout on each side of the basket 10 times alternating forward pivot and reverse pivot.

As with any play towards the basket, chin the ball after the rebound.

Even thought you do this drill without the ball simulate the chinning.

Practice different scenarios to the rebound like denying the ball at the wing and helping out and recovering to block your man when the shot is taken.

Three rebounders all stand inside the key.

The coach tosses the ball up for the 1st three players to battle for the rebound.

The player that catches the ball is the attacker the remaining two players then try to stop the attacker from scoring.

This is a high pressure shooting drill designed to teach players to hold their ground and shoot under pressure.

Rules: Players must shoot from inside the key. No dribbling (once they have the ball they must shoot). Players must make a basket before they can get out of the key in this all against all drill.Once a player scores and gets out a new player must come in (start with 6 players inside the key).