1: You can use them indoor or outdoors:
Winter and wall ball sessions don’t really go together very well. There’s nothing worse than stringing up a new stick, going outside to play some wall ball to break it, then the heavens open and that stick you’ve just strung up is now looking like a shopping bag. This isn’t an issue with a rebounder, just put it up in your garage or somewhere with a bit of shelter and you can get that stick ready in no time without having to brave the elements!
2: The ball will bounce back consistently every time:
Shockingly most walls aren’t designed for a ball to be thrown at them. That is why sometimes the ball will hit an odd point on a brick and bounce back at a strange angle. While this might be a decent thing for reactions, it definitely isn’t great when you’re trying to get a lot of passes done in a short amount of time. Also, when you’re playing wall ball you have usually got to throw the ball upwards so it bounces back down towards you. I don’t know about you, but there aren’t many 14 foot players on my team, so this isn’t really too realistic. It also changes the release of your pass as you will release the ball at a higher point than usually. Whereas on a rebounder you are always throwing flat passes at a realistic point, one which will make the ball bounce back to your stick.
3: They are pretty good feeders:
When you are shooting you should always have some movement in your feet before you plant and shoot, and it is difficult to practice this on your own without something sending a ball your way. It is a great training aid to be able to set up your rebounder in different places and take the ball off it on the move and then shooting. Coaches look for your off-ball movement, and this includes your movement towards the ball and the goal when setting up your shot. And besides having a buddy feeding the ball to you, this is certainly one of the best ways of practising that.
4: It saves your walls (and your families sanity):
This is probably the best reason why you should get a rebounder, and I’m sure if you play wall ball often enough it is something that your family will want you to get. If you have ever been in a house when someone is playing wall ball you’ll know that the repetitive bang of a ball isn’t exactly the most pleasant noise. As well as that, I know that I’ve had some wall ball accidents over the years. Most noticeably chipping bricks, breaking gutters and putting holes in panels on my house, I never managed to break a window but that was probably just luck. If I added up how much it would cost to repair those accidents vs a rebounder, I’m pretty sure that I could have at least 2 rebounders.
5: You can do some pretty cool stuff with them:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NOTMiZn7Yg
My point proven!