rebounding

October 19, 2018

Nate McMillan’s ‘gimmick’ to stress rebounding in practice

The Indiana Pacers ranked 27th in team rebounding during the 2016-17 NBA season, a dismal showing that was second worst among teams that made the postseason. [caption id="attachment_11440" align="alignright" width="338"] Photo: Matt Velazquez, Flick...


March 29, 2018

Six drills to improve offensive rebounding

Most of the teams that I’ve coached over the years have been outstanding at grabbing offensive rebounds. Second-shot opportunities mean extra points for your team and, potentially, extra fouls for your opponents. Good offensive rebounding teams re...


July 10, 2017

Basketball: Philosophy, drills to improve rebounding

Many coaches agree that rebounding is the most important phase of basketball when it’s weighed in comparison to offense or defense. For instance, we may not be a good shooting team, but we would not have to be if we rebounded well enough to get sec...


June 3, 2010

Keys for winning the battle at the boards

Our team considers rebounding one of the most important elements to winning games. We don't consider the total number of rebounds to be the key, rather it's the rebounding differential that matters most. We know that if our team shoots well, there wo...


June 2, 2010

Successful strategy for crashing the offensive glass on free throws

Several years ago, our state association adopted a new rule stating that the offense can only have two players on the lane line, whereas the defending team can have four. After this change, we felt that we could adjust how we rebound free throws to g...