First Touch
Continuous Rebound Wall Touch
Repeat high-volume first touch reps
First Touch
Receiving
Ball Mastery
Repeat high-volume first touch reps. Set up the area, follow the steps and use the coaching points below.
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Receiving
Ball Mastery
Technical Practice
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Small Group
Rebound Boards
Foundation Phase
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Repetition
Age
Under 5 to Adults
Duration
14 min
Players
1-8
Area / pitch size
16 x 12 yards
Difficulty
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
Equipment
Balls, Cones, Rebound Boards
Coaching focus
Repeat high-volume first touch reps
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
- 1A rebound board with a working zone marked in front of it in a 16 x 12 yards area.
- 2Load a ball at each starting station so the next rep can begin immediately.
- 3Two balls per player and a rebound board.
How to play
- 1Player strikes the board and controls the return with a named surface.
- 2Every fifth rep the return must be controlled and turned away from the board.
- 3Alternate feet each set.
- 4As soon as one sequence ends, the next server plays in without waiting.
- 5Run 4-minute blocks and count total completed sequences as a squad score.
Coaching points
- -Cushion the ball into the direction you want to travel
- -Set the feet before the ball returns
- -Both feet get equal reps
- -Reset fast — the value is in the volume of good reps
Progressions
- +Add a second ball into the rotation
- +Raise the demand once the group is consistently successful
Regressions
- -Pause 15 seconds between reps to reset positions
- -Simplify the area or the service until success returns
Variations
- -Split into two competing halves and compare block totals
- -Run the practice on the opposite side of the pitch
Common mistakes
- -Letting the ball bounce twice
- -Standing too close to the board
- -Long queues while balls are collected
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