POST PLAYERS: OWN THE GAME WITH OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS

You can't be a great post player unless you are a great rebounder."

A post player's ability and willingness to rebound can be the difference between a win and a loss. Here are some ways to approach offensive rebounding and a drill to increase effectiveness. 

Coach Mason's Approach to Offensive Rebounding:

(1) Go rebound early - assume all shots will be missed - every shot is a pass to you.
(2) Go to the baseline and work your way out - like Moses Malone.
(3) Second effort - keep jumping - if you can't catch ball, get a piece of it.
(4) Offensive rebounding requires more finesse.
(5) Use spin technique - drive in, make light contact with defender, bounce off, and spin and roll to the hoop.
(6) Use fake and go - fake one direction, step hard in the opposite direction, then step over leg of defender and hook elbows in front of him.
(7) Never let the defensive rebounder get to your legs.
(8) There are NO bad second shots.
(9) Go to the boards every time - try to go weak side.
(10) Get inside the defender. If you can't, get beside, if you can't do either, pin him under.
(11) The desire to be a great rebounder is more important than the technique to be a great rebounder.

DRILL: OFFENSIVE REBOUNDING BURSTS

How It Works:
(1) Coach has ball and Rebounder (R) lines up opposite behind a chair or cone.
(2) Coach shoots the ball. R moves around the chair using a pre-determined offensive rebounding technique (images above).
     a. Fake and Go
     b. Spin and Go
     c. Malone Steps
     d. Hold Inside
(3) R secures the rebound and puts it back up.

Coaching Points:
(1) Use a rebounding lid to make all shots misses.
(2) Shoot from all angles and use both sides of the floor.

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