Rebounding Drills

Ball slaps and squeeze
Toss the ball up like it's a rebound grab out of the air with two hands then try to squeeze the air out of the ball. Go around the body( head, waist, knees, and ankles) starting at the top and work your way down changing directions with the ball.

5 Second Denial Drill
Two lines behind end line, One line in outlet position First two players from end line lines box each other out as the coach (or someone else) shoots the ball. Whoever rebounds takes the ball out of bounds, hands it to another coach (acting as a referee), and is handed the ball back to inbound. The person who didn't get the rebound must deny the first person in the outlet for 5 seconds (the coach counts) If they are successful in denying the ball, the drill is over. If the inbound pass is allowed, the non-rebounded must play defense as the outlet person attempts to score AT THE OTHER END of the court.

Option: Skip the inbound pass and have the rebounded outlet the ball while the non rebounded has to bust his tail to get up the floor to catch the outlet person trying to score at the other end. When the same person has to sprint up the floor several times, he'll catch on to rebounding real fast. You can even keep track of who grabs the most rebounds and recognize them at the end.

Box Out Drill
Partner group up, one player practices boxing out for 10 seconds while the other attempts to get to the ball which is placed on the floor in front of them. If player is successful in boxing out for the 10 seconds the other player does 10 pushups, 15 sit ups etc. If the other player gets to the ball, the box out player has to do the exercise. Players trade spots and repeat.

Team Rebounding Drill
Partner everyone up, one player is on offense, the other is on defense. Coach will shoot 5 shots from around the arc, the defense must box out to get all 5 rebounds. Penalty: 1 lap around gym for every rebound the offense gets. Switch up offense and defense, repeat the same drill.

Rebound Drill
Do you have a kid who gets a bunch of offensive rebounds and just can't seem to put the ball back into the hoop. Try this drill. Two people at a basket a shooter about foul line and the other kid in front of the hoop. Tell the shooter to shoot the ball and try to miss, have the underneath kid rebound the ball and put it back into the basket. (This drill paid immediate dividends)