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3 Key Lessons to Improve Your Rebounding Skill

 3 Key Lessons to Improve Your Rebounding Skill There are 2 occasions where you can get the ball off the bounce: when you are on the offense and when you are on the defense. Either way, you need to learn these lessons to become an overall rebounder of your team:  1. Rebounding is making the right body position.  Your coach always yells "rebound!" and you are getting sick of it because no matter how high you jump, your opponent is still able to grab the ball away from you. If this is your problem, then you might not be placing yourself in the right rebounding position. Remember this: rebounding doesn't start when you get the ball on its way down, it starts on the ground. Thus, knowing where to place your body to get the perfect position is one key to grabbing the ball. (I say one key because you have to understand the second lesson.)  The ideal position is placing your body between your opponent and the ball. Take note that not all rebounds come from the rim or the board