Pressure Rebound Recycle Finishing

Objective

• -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 26 x 22 yards area.
2. 2Position a recovering defender behind each working player, starting two yards back.
3. 3Balls at the start cone, rebound board, keeper in goal.

How to play

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 defender is released the moment the ball leaves the server's foot.
5. 5The working player scores by completing the action before pressure arrives; the defender scores by blocking it.

Progressions

• +Defender starts level rather than behind
• +Raise the demand once the group is consistently successful

Regressions

• -Defender presses at jogging pace only
• -Simplify the area or the service until success returns

Variations

• -Two defenders alternate so pressure is constant
• -Run the practice on the opposite side of the pitch

Common mistakes

• -Watching the first shot instead of reacting
• -Giving up on loose balls
• -Facing your own goal and getting trapped by the press