Combination Rebound Wall Touch

Objective

• -Repeat high-volume first touch reps
• -Control returns arriving at different heights and speeds
• -Work solo or one-to-one with a coach

Setup

1. 1A rebound board with a working zone marked in front of it in a 18 x 14 yards area.
2. 2Add a neutral bounce player on each side line inside a marked yard-wide channel.
3. 3Two balls per player and a rebound board.

How to play

1. 1Player strikes the board and controls the return with a named surface.
2. 2Every fifth rep the return must be controlled and turned away from the board.
3. 3Alternate feet each set.
4. 4The first pass must go into the bounce player before the practice opens up.
5. 5A sequence only scores when three different players have touched the ball.

Progressions

• +Demand a one-touch set from the bounce player
• +Raise the demand once the group is consistently successful

Regressions

• -Allow the bounce player unlimited touches
• -Simplify the area or the service until success returns

Variations

• -Bounce players can join the attack once per round
• -Run the practice on the opposite side of the pitch

Common mistakes

• -Letting the ball bounce twice
• -Standing too close to the board
• -Two players combining over and over while the third stands still