Put-Back Finishing
Train the offensive rebound put-back — score immediately without bringing the ball down.
- Duration
- 12 min
- Steps
- 4
- Equipment
- 3 items
- Difficulty
- Advanced
How to run it
- 1
Coach shoots an intentional miss; you're the offensive rebounder.
- 2
Grab the rebound high with two hands and go right back up to score.
- 3
Don't bring the ball down — a defender will strip it.
- 4
Add a defender to contest; 10 reps, tracking put-back makes.
Coaching points
- Catch and go right back up — never bring the ball to your chest.
- Use the rim to protect the ball on the put-back.
- Read the defender: go up strong or pump fake and draw the foul.
Equipment
- Basketball
- Rim
- Defender
Why it works
The put-back is one of the highest-percentage shots in basketball. The nugget: bringing the ball down after a rebound gives the defense time to recover and strip it — going straight back up turns a rebound into points instantly. In a game, a kid who put-backs scores without needing a play run for them. This is how scrappy bigs and guards score easy points that the box score never credits to a set offense.
Put-Back Finishing
Purpose: Train the offensive rebound put-back — score immediately without bringing the ball down.
▶How to run it
- 1Coach shoots an intentional miss; you're the offensive rebounder.
- 2Grab the rebound high with two hands and go right back up to score.
- 3Don't bring the ball down — a defender will strip it.
- 4Add a defender to contest; 10 reps, tracking put-back makes.
✓Coaching points
- ✓Catch and go right back up — never bring the ball to your chest.
- ✓Use the rim to protect the ball on the put-back.
- ✓Read the defender: go up strong or pump fake and draw the foul.
▢Equipment
★Why it works
The put-back is one of the highest-percentage shots in basketball. The nugget: bringing the ball down after a rebound gives the defense time to recover and strip it — going straight back up turns a rebound into points instantly. In a game, a kid who put-backs scores without needing a play run for them. This is how scrappy bigs and guards score easy points that the box score never credits to a set offense.