Overload Rebound Recycle Finishing

Pitch diagram

Objectives

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

Setup

1. 1A rebound board angled beside the penalty area in a 32 x 28 yards area.
2. 2Split the group so the attacking side always has one spare player, and park the spare bibs on the halfway cone.
3. 3Balls at the start cone, rebound board, keeper in goal.

Coaching instructions

1. 1Player strikes the board and attacks the rebound at pace.
2. 2The finish must be taken inside three seconds of the rebound.
3. 3Any loose ball stays live until it leaves the area.
4. 4The spare player joins whichever side has the ball, so the attack always works with a plus-one.
5. 5A goal or completed end action counts double if the spare player touched the ball in the build-up.

Common mistakes

• -Watching the first shot instead of reacting
• -Giving up on loose balls
• -Spare player standing still instead of offering an angle