Rebound the Basketball Better with these Small-Sided Games
Sunday SSGs for Basketball Player Development
In this week’s newsletter…
⭕ Offense SSG: 1v3 Houston Cougars Rebounding
🔒 Defense SSG: 2v2 Team Rebounding Game
🎞️ 3 Rebounding Drills from Breakthrough Basketball
⭕Offensive SSG: 1v3 Houston Cougars Rebounding
During Final Four Friday’s open practice, I had the chance to watch the Houston Cougars run their outnumbered rebounding drill for their big men. Here’s how it worked:
Place 3 managers or coaches around the basket, a coach at the free throw line with the basketball, and a coach (lightly) boxing out the offensive player.
On the shot, 5 pursues the missed shot then attempts a put-back finish against the 3 coaches around the rim.
Option: equip the 3 players around the rim with pads or gloves to give contact on the put-back.
🔒Defensive SSG: 2v2 Team Rebounding
This is one of my go-to’s for practicing rebounding with my team. It’s a great way to emphasize pursuit of the basketball along with competitiveness on both side of the ball.
Instructions:
Put time on the clock.
The team on offense starts at the elbows, while the team on defense starts around the blocks. The coach shoots from the nail.
If the offense rebounds, play is live. If the offense scores, it counts as a point. If the defense rebounds the first shot, then that possession is marked as a “stop.”
On 3 “stops,” the teams switch.
The team with the most points at the end of time wins.
Rebounding from Breakthrough Basketball
Work on footwork, positioning, and pursuit with these rebounding drills from Breakthrough Basketball.
Additional SSG Resources from Coach Tony Miller
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