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September 2, 2019 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Rebounding

Teaching Offensive Rebounding After Free Throws

Yesterday I wrote about the importance of rebounding off of missed free throws on the defensive side. Many of the same observations that apply to defense also apply to offensive rebounding. Players are occasionally out of…

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September 1, 2019September 1, 2019 Mark Schruender 1 Comment
  • Basketball Rebounding

Coaches Need to Emphasize Free Throw Rebounds

In my experience as a high school girls basketball coach, each team gets roughly 70 possessions per game. Games are 32 minutes long. That means that the average time of a possession is 13 or 14…

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November 18, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Rebounding
  • Defense

Villanova’s Half-Court Defensive Progression Drill

Villanova used three managers and coaches to go through six levels of progression in their half-court defense. Here they are labeled 2, 3, and 4. For teams without the luxury of three (or one) manager, players…

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November 3, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Rebounding
  • Conversion
  • Defense

Coaching Priorities at the Beginning of the Season

Coaching priorities at the beginning of the season have always been a challenge for me. There is so much to do and so little time to do it all. Skill development, offensive sets, baseline out of…

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September 23, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
  • Basketball Rebounding

Rebounding Drills and Techniques from Erik Johnson

Erik Johnson sent a tweet of Carolyn Swords of the WNBA (formerly Boston College) sealing for an offensive board and put back. I asked him about that specific play and he provided a simple explanation that…

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September 22, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Offensive Rebounding Against Transition Defense

I met recently with Erik Johnson. Erik is the former head coach of the Boston College women’s team. We talked for an hour about a variety of subjects. One that he spoke to me in great…

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July 21, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Offensive Rebounding Techniques and Considerations

I was wondering if offensive rebounding was just an innate skill. Coach McVeigh said that while nature certainly plays a role, he felt that good coaching could enhance a player’s ability to be effective on the…

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May 30, 2018June 2, 2018 Mark Schruender 2 Comments
  • Basketball Rebounding
  • Basketball Statistics
  • Defense

Forcing Weak Hand and When to Reach for a Steal

John Fortunato talked to me about forcing weak hand and when to reach for a steal this past week. He also broke down what statistics he finds most valuable during a game, his scouting philosophy, and an…

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July 24, 2017July 30, 2017 Chris Brablc No Comments
  • Basketball Rebounding
  • General

Rebounding is all about Momentum (or Limiting It)

Rebounding is one of the easiest and most difficult skills and abilities to coach. Unlike other skills, it requires motor, hustle, anticipation and consistency to be effective. In my experience, the best rebounders I’ve coached have either…

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