Finishing

Counter Rebound Recycle Finishing

React to rebounds and second-ball chances

Finishing

Shooting

Goalkeeping

Counter Rebound Recycle Finishing is a 16-minute finishing drill for 3-14 players, suitable for Under 9 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones, full goals, rebound boards. Below you will find the objective, the set-up, how to run it, coaching points, common mistakes, progressions, regressions and variations.

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Finishing

Shooting

Goalkeeping

Skill Practice

Beginner

Intermediate

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Full Squad

Rebound Boards

Youth Friendly

Adult Suitable

Goals Needed

Counter Attack

Duration

16 min

Players

3-14

Pitch size

34 x 30 yards

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Counter Rebound Recycle Finishing — Finishing set-up — serve, receive, shoot · 34 x 30 yards

Step 1 of 5Player strikes the board and attacks the rebound at pace.

1. Player strikes the board and attacks the rebound at pace.
2. The finish must be taken inside three seconds of the rebound.
3. Any loose ball stays live until it leaves the area.
4. The team in possession starts each rep in their own half and must build forwards.
5. Turnovers earn a direct counter at the mini goals worth two points.

Cones mark the area
Full goal
GK = goalkeeper
S = server
Ball
Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
Shooter becomes the next server
Rebound board
Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble

Objectives

-React to rebounds and second-ball chances
-Finish quickly from scrappy situations
-Keep going until the ball is dead

Setup

1A rebound board angled beside the penalty area in a 34 x 30 yards area.
2Place two mini goals on the halfway line for the counter-attacking side to aim at.
3Balls at the start cone, rebound board, keeper in goal.

Coaching instructions

1Player strikes the board and attacks the rebound at pace.
2The finish must be taken inside three seconds of the rebound.
3Any loose ball stays live until it leaves the area.
4The team in possession starts each rep in their own half and must build forwards.
5Turnovers earn a direct counter at the mini goals worth two points.