Team Box-Out
Drill all five defenders boxing out as a unit before pursuing the ball.
- Duration
- 15 min
- Steps
- 4
- Equipment
- 2 items
- Difficulty
- Advanced
How to run it
- 1
5v5; offense spreads the perimeter; coach shoots.
- 2
Every defender finds and boxes out their man for 2 full seconds.
- 3
Only after the box-out hold may anyone pursue the ball.
- 4
Award a point for a clean team box-out, a bonus for the rebound.
Coaching points
- Everyone boxes — no one ball-watches.
- Make contact before the ball reaches the rim.
- Hold the box-out, then release as a unit to the ball.
Equipment
- Basketball
- 5v5
Why it works
Defensive rebounding is a team task, not an individual one. The nugget: the all-five-box-out rule builds the collective habit that ends possessions and sparks the break. In a game, one missed box-out gives up an offensive rebound and a second chance — a team that boxes out as a unit ends possessions and runs. A kid who boxes out every time is part of a defense that doesn't give second chances.
Team Box-Out
Purpose: Drill all five defenders boxing out as a unit before pursuing the ball.
▶How to run it
- 15v5; offense spreads the perimeter; coach shoots.
- 2Every defender finds and boxes out their man for 2 full seconds.
- 3Only after the box-out hold may anyone pursue the ball.
- 4Award a point for a clean team box-out, a bonus for the rebound.
✓Coaching points
- ✓Everyone boxes — no one ball-watches.
- ✓Make contact before the ball reaches the rim.
- ✓Hold the box-out, then release as a unit to the ball.
▢Equipment
★Why it works
Defensive rebounding is a team task, not an individual one. The nugget: the all-five-box-out rule builds the collective habit that ends possessions and sparks the break. In a game, one missed box-out gives up an offensive rebound and a second chance — a team that boxes out as a unit ends possessions and runs. A kid who boxes out every time is part of a defense that doesn't give second chances.