Four drills to improve offensive rebounding By Don Kloth, member of the Illinois Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame M ost of the teams that I've coached over the years have been outstanding at grabbing offensive rebounds. Second-shot opportunities mean extra points for your team and, potentially, extra fouls for your opponents. Good offensive rebounding teams regularly get to the freethrow line. It's a huge advantage to your team if you can get a key player from the opposing team in foul trouble. Offensive rebounding also plays a major role in games where your team is struggling with shooting. Here are four major reasons my teams have excelled at grabbing offensive boards: * We verbally emphasize it in practice and games, while strongly encouraging players who grab offensive rebounds. Players know it's a part of our offensive attack. * In our system, players are designated as either offensive rebounders or " get-back players. " This allows rebounders to attack the glass. * We drill offensive rebounding techniques regularly in practice. * We set a goal to rebound at least 35 percent of our missed shots. If we miss 20 shots, we want at least seven offensive rebounds. These are some of the offensive rebounding drills we use in practice. None of them are complicated, but they do a good job of developing the necessary skills to attack the offensive glass. 16 COACH & A.D. | WINNING HOOPS COACHES PLAYBOOK 2024 10.2288