Q&A for How to Rebound in Basketball

I suggest you learn how to box out well to prevent your opponents from grabbing the ball. It's also helpful if you learn to predict where the ball is going after it bounces off the rim.

Remember to be physical. Keep between the ball and the hoop, and make sure you hold your arms out/up.

If a shot does not hit the rim or backboard, the shooter may not be the first player to touch it. If he or she does, a traveling violation will be called.

Boxing out helps both small and tall players keep their opponents from getting the rebound. Just get in a good position to get the rebound and jump to the ball as high as you can.

Of course it's not! Just make sure you don't get blocked or travelling/double dribble fouls. A pump fake will be a good move in this case.

It's legal even if it doesn't hit the ground first. An actual, legitimate try for goal ends team control, so everything goes into a suspended state of reset until some player of one team again gains control of the ball. A try for goal becomes no different than a rebound once the officials judge it certain that, in flight, the try has no chance of being successful. Therefore, an airball can be recovered by the shooter and dribbled again.

You can absolutely pass or shoot when you get the rebound. Once you have it, you will most likely need to pass to another player to get the ball down the court or shoot it for a second chance.

It really depends on how much the referee is calling. If you observe that he/she calls every little thing, then get a little less aggressive. If you notice that the referee is not calling many fouls, then you can get more physical. You can always check with a coach if you are still unsure.

No. That is goal-tending. Don't do it. The rebound won't count, even if you come up with the basketball.