Finishing

Finishing Rebound Recycle Finishing

React to rebounds and second-ball chances

Finishing

Shooting

Goalkeeping

Finishing Rebound Recycle Finishing is a 16-minute finishing drill for 3-14 players, suitable for Under 8 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

Advanced

Full Squad

Rebound Boards

Foundation Phase

Youth Friendly

Adult Suitable

Goals Needed

Duration

16 min

Players

3-14

Pitch size

32 x 28 yards

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Finishing Rebound Recycle Finishing — Goalkeeping set-up — serve, save, reset · 32 x 28 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. Every sequence starts with a pass out and ends with a strike on goal.
5. Goals score one, first-time finishes score two, and rebounds must be followed in.

Cones mark the area
Full goal
GK = goalkeeper
C = coach serving, S = second server
Ball
Cones mark the keeper's starting positions
Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
Keeper distributes back to the 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 32 x 28 yards area.
2Set a goal at the end of the area with a keeper or a target zone if no keeper is available.
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.
4Every sequence starts with a pass out and ends with a strike on goal.
5Goals score one, first-time finishes score two, and rebounds must be followed in.