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Basketball · Level 6: Advanced · Sub-level 6.3

Rebounding as a System

10 tests · 100 facts · updated 22 October 2026 · markdown

Rebounding percentages, team and gang rebounding, hit first, crashing plans, switches and scram switches, guards on the glass, free-throw rebounds, great rebounders, rebounding drills and rebounding statistics.

Each test below is ten questions on Insporta. The list under a test is what the questions check: one fact per question, with the source it was written from. Read it before the test, or come back from a wrong answer.

Test 1Rebounding percentagesTake a test

  1. It compares offensive rebounds with the chances available.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  2. It shows how well you finish defensive possessions.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  3. More misses mean more rebounds to grab.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  4. Defensive rebounding rates are usually high.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  5. Defenders start between their man and the basket.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  6. One of the four factors is rebounding.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  7. Crashers are not back on defence.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · applied

  8. Misses, rebounds, divide, percent.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · applied

  9. Higher is better.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · applied

  10. 12 / 40 = 0.3.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · applied

Test 2Team reboundingTake a test

  1. Guard rebounds show effort and help start breaks.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  2. Long misses bounce away from the rim.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  3. Each player has a man to box out.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  4. One gap is enough.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  5. Some players have a nose for the ball.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  6. The player who boxed out helped too.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  7. One player cannot rebound for five.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · applied

  8. Shot, find, box, grab.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · applied

  9. All five is best.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · applied

  10. All five players go to the glass on defence.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · applied

Test 3Hit firstTake a test

  1. He finds his man first, then the ball.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  2. Watching lets the attacker run by.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  3. Hold, then go.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  4. A wide stance holds position.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  5. Box out with the body, not the hands.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  6. Hands up save time.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  7. Hit first, then go to the ball.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · applied

  8. See, find, hit, go.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · applied

  9. Contact first is best.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · applied

  10. Make contact before going for the ball.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · applied

Test 4Crashing plansTake a test

  1. Position near the rim helps on misses.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, offensive rebounding · recall

  2. Getting back stops transition.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, offensive rebounding · recall

  3. A weak glass is worth attacking.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, offensive rebounding · recall

  4. He is often the safety.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, offensive rebounding · recall

  5. Some bigs earn minutes on the offensive glass.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, offensive rebounding · recall

  6. Shots from one side often miss to the other.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, offensive rebounding · recall

  7. More players back stops the break.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, offensive rebounding · applied

  8. Shot, crash, back, finish.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, offensive rebounding · applied

  9. More crashers, more rebounds.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, offensive rebounding · applied

  10. Bigs crash, guards get back.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, offensive rebounding · applied

Test 5Switches and the glassTake a test

  1. He must be there to rebound.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  2. Defenders swap back to fix a mismatch.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  3. Help on the glass fixes the mismatch.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  4. Timing makes up for size.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  5. Mismatches are attacked on the boards.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  6. Fronting avoids an easy post-up.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  7. Swap a big back onto the centre.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · applied

  8. Switch, call, swap, box out.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · applied

  9. The bigger the size gap, the riskier.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · applied

  10. Swapping a small defender off a big before the shot.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · applied

Test 6Guards on the glassTake a test

  1. Three-point misses bounce far.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  2. Long misses bounce out towards the guards.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  3. No outlet pass is needed.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  4. Timing matters on long misses.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  5. Long misses often come from threes.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  6. It rewards guards who help.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  7. Long misses land near the guards.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · applied

  8. Miss, read, grab, push.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · applied

  9. Longer shots, longer bounces.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · applied

  10. Chase long rebounds.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · applied

Test 7Free-throw reboundsTake a test

  1. Inside spots are closest to the ball.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  2. An unguarded shooter can tip in his miss.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  3. Early steps hold inside position.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  4. Inside spots are closer to the rim.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  5. A late miss can decide the game.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  6. They need to get between defender and rim.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · recall

  7. Someone must take the shooter.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · applied

  8. Release, step, box, secure.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · applied

  9. The shooter is closest and free.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · applied

  10. Nobody boxed out the shooter.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding · applied

Test 8Great reboundersTake a test

  1. He grabbed 55 in 1960.

    Source: General basketball reference, great rebounders · recall

  2. Against the Boston Celtics in November 1960.

    Source: General basketball reference, great rebounders · recall

  3. Russell won 11 NBA titles.

    Source: General basketball reference, great rebounders · recall

  4. Two with Detroit, three with Chicago.

    Source: General basketball reference, great rebounders · recall

  5. Malone was a relentless offensive rebounder.

    Source: General basketball reference, great rebounders · recall

  6. He studied how the ball came off the rim.

    Source: General basketball reference, great rebounders · recall

  7. Reading misses was Rodman's secret.

    Source: General basketball reference, great rebounders · applied

  8. 1956, 1974 (ABA), 1986.

    Source: General basketball reference, great rebounders · applied

  9. From good to historic.

    Source: General basketball reference, great rebounders · applied

  10. He won seven straight NBA rebound titles.

    Source: General basketball reference, great rebounders · applied

Test 9Rebounding drillsTake a test

  1. Players must react at once.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, rebounding drills · recall

  2. It copies game rebounding.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, rebounding drills · recall

  3. Players react to an unpredictable bounce.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, rebounding drills · recall

  4. It builds toughness on the glass.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, rebounding drills · recall

  5. Rewards build good habits.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, rebounding drills · recall

  6. Late-game rebounds come when tired.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, rebounding drills · recall

  7. It builds the box-out habit.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, rebounding drills · applied

  8. Ball, face, box, hold.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, rebounding drills · applied

  9. From form to live play.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, rebounding drills · applied

  10. Box out a man away from a ball on the floor.

    Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, rebounding drills · applied

Test 10Rebounding statisticsTake a test

  1. More minutes and more misses mean more chances.

    Source: General basketball reference, rebounding statistics · recall

  2. It compares players who play different minutes.

    Source: General basketball reference, rebounding statistics · recall

  3. It combines offensive and defensive chances.

    Source: General basketball reference, rebounding statistics · recall

  4. More possessions mean more rebounds.

    Source: General basketball reference, rebounding statistics · recall

  5. It measures toughness on the glass.

    Source: General basketball reference, rebounding statistics · recall

  6. Easy rebounds say less about skill.

    Source: General basketball reference, rebounding statistics · recall

  7. 6 / 15 x 36 = 14.4.

    Source: General basketball reference, rebounding statistics · applied

  8. Totals, then time-adjusted, then chances.

    Source: General basketball reference, rebounding statistics · applied

  9. 0.5, 0.4, 0.35 per minute.

    Source: General basketball reference, rebounding statistics · applied

  10. 8 in 20 is 0.4 a minute; 12 in 40 is 0.3.

    Source: General basketball reference, rebounding statistics · applied

Sources

FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3 and general coaching references; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered FIBA rules belong to the Rules category.

  • FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, team rebounding60
  • FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, offensive rebounding10
  • General basketball reference, great rebounders10
  • FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, rebounding drills10
  • General basketball reference, rebounding statistics10