The player starts with the ball at the free throw line, tosses the ball off the board and times his jump to be able to catch the ball in the air and hit it against the board before landing and scoring. To make it more challenging for taller players or very good leapers, have those players hit the ball off the rim before landing rather than off the board.
There are several reasons that we like this drill. Among those reasons are:
It improves timing going for rebounds
It improves strength in hands when the ball is pounded off the board
The players are making jumps similar to how they will jump in a game going for a rebound.
It is a good conditioning drill.
To make the drill compeitive, see how many baskets the player can score in 30 seconds.
Here are some more resources for
These basketball drills deal with rebounding. Click the blue link name of the drill for more information about each of the basketball drills.
Jamie Dixon Rebounding Drill. This is a video of a competitive drill used in the Pitt men's program by Coach Jamie Dixon.
Michigan State Men's Rebounding Drill directed byTom Izzo. The link will take you to a page on the Basketballcoach.com web site. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the video of the drill.
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