Counter 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 20 x 16 yards area.
2. 2Place two mini goals on the halfway line for the counter-attacking side to aim at.
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 team in possession starts each rep in their own half and must build forwards.
5. 5Turnovers earn a direct counter at the mini goals worth two points.

Progressions

• +Counter must be finished inside five seconds
• +Raise the demand once the group is consistently successful

Regressions

• -Award the counter goal for simply carrying over halfway
• -Simplify the area or the service until success returns

Variations

• -Swap the counter goals for a dribble-through gate
• -Run the practice on the opposite side of the pitch

Common mistakes

• -Letting the ball bounce twice
• -Standing too close to the board
• -Dribbling into traffic when the counter is on