Long Rebound Dive
Train the guard to dive for long rebounds — the ones perimeter players can get.
- Duration
- 12 min
- Steps
- 4
- Equipment
- 2 items
- Difficulty
- Advanced
How to run it
- 1
Shoot from the wing (intentional long miss); you start at the top.
- 2
Read the long rebound and sprint to grab it before it's gathered.
- 3
On the grab, push it the other way for a fast break.
- 4
10 reps; track long rebounds grabbed.
Coaching points
- Long 3s produce long rebounds — read the shot and dive.
- Beat the perimeter players to the long rebound.
- Turn the rebound into a push — don't hold the ball.
Equipment
- Basketball
- Rim
Why it works
Long rebounds are the rebounds guards can actually get. The nugget: most guards stand and watch, but the kid who dives for long rebounds turns missed threes into transition offense. In a game, long rebounds from 3-point shots go to the top of the key — a guard who dives gets easy fast-break points that no big is in position for. This is how perimeter players become rebounders and transition creators.
Long Rebound Dive
Purpose: Train the guard to dive for long rebounds — the ones perimeter players can get.
▶How to run it
- 1Shoot from the wing (intentional long miss); you start at the top.
- 2Read the long rebound and sprint to grab it before it's gathered.
- 3On the grab, push it the other way for a fast break.
- 410 reps; track long rebounds grabbed.
✓Coaching points
- ✓Long 3s produce long rebounds — read the shot and dive.
- ✓Beat the perimeter players to the long rebound.
- ✓Turn the rebound into a push — don't hold the ball.
▢Equipment
★Why it works
Long rebounds are the rebounds guards can actually get. The nugget: most guards stand and watch, but the kid who dives for long rebounds turns missed threes into transition offense. In a game, long rebounds from 3-point shots go to the top of the key — a guard who dives gets easy fast-break points that no big is in position for. This is how perimeter players become rebounders and transition creators.