Tip dunks, just like anything else in basketball, take practice, and if you put the work into it, you will be able to develop an instinct for the basketball and where it will go.
Teach your players to go hard to the rim, and if they can’t dunk the ball back, at least get their hands on it and try to tip it back in. Great rebounders in basketball are built through spending time practicing the skill. So make time during your practices and training to do basketball rebounding drills.
Basketball Drill Overview
Drill Name: Tip Dunk Basketball Rebounding Drill
Equipment Needed: 1 Basketball and a Partner.
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- Backboard Tips Basketball Rebounding Drill
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Goals of the Drill
- Work on locating the ball in the air and finishing it. Also, improve hand touch and athleticism.
Coaching Points
- Try to get the right timing so that the tip is easier.
- Don’t try and dunk the ball back when you have no chance to get it, just tip it in.
Basketball Drill Instructions
- Players start at the left elbow, and the coach will stand at the right block.
- To start this basketball drill, the player will pass the ball to the coach, and then the coach will throw the ball up off the backboard/rim, and the player has to run in and tip dunk it back or just tip it in.
- If the player misses the first tip, he must keep going until he tips it in.
- After the player scores, he/she will get the ball out of the net and then get back in line.
- Do 4-8 reps on each side per player and then switch sides.
