Tap-Out Rebound
Train the offensive rebound tap that keeps the ball alive when you can't grab it.
- Duration
- 8 min
- Steps
- 4
- Equipment
- 2 items
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
How to run it
- 1
Toss the ball off the rim/backboard.
- 2
Jump and, instead of grabbing, tap the ball back up and out.
- 3
Keep tapping for 3 taps without letting it hit the floor.
- 4
5 rounds of 3 taps.
Coaching points
- Tap with fingertips up and out — never down toward the floor.
- Time your jump to meet the ball at its peak.
- Taps keep the possession alive when a grab isn't possible.
Equipment
- Basketball
- Rim
Why it works
Sometimes the ball is out of grab-range but still recoverable. The nugget: the tap-out trains the soft fingertips that extend possessions and create second-chance points. In a game, a big taps a miss out to a guard for a reset, or taps it in — either way, the offense gets another shot. A kid who can tap keeps the ball alive when others watch it fall, which is how scrappy teams get extra possessions.
Tap-Out Rebound
Purpose: Train the offensive rebound tap that keeps the ball alive when you can't grab it.
▶How to run it
- 1Toss the ball off the rim/backboard.
- 2Jump and, instead of grabbing, tap the ball back up and out.
- 3Keep tapping for 3 taps without letting it hit the floor.
- 45 rounds of 3 taps.
✓Coaching points
- ✓Tap with fingertips up and out — never down toward the floor.
- ✓Time your jump to meet the ball at its peak.
- ✓Taps keep the possession alive when a grab isn't possible.
▢Equipment
★Why it works
Sometimes the ball is out of grab-range but still recoverable. The nugget: the tap-out trains the soft fingertips that extend possessions and create second-chance points. In a game, a big taps a miss out to a guard for a reset, or taps it in — either way, the offense gets another shot. A kid who can tap keeps the ball alive when others watch it fall, which is how scrappy teams get extra possessions.