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Counter Rebound Wall Touch

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First Touch
Receiving
Ball Mastery

Counter Rebound Wall Touch is a 14-minute first touch drill for 1-8 players, suitable for Under 9 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones, rebound boards. Below you will find the objective, the set-up, how to run it, coaching points, common mistakes, progressions, regressions and variations.

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First Touch
Receiving
Ball Mastery
Technical Practice
Beginner
Intermediate
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Small Group
Rebound Boards
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Counter Attack

Duration

14 min

Players

1-8

Pitch size

20 x 16 yards

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Pitch set-up: Counter Rebound Wall Touch12320 x 16 yards

Counter Rebound Wall Touch — Marked area · 20 x 16 yards

Step 1 of 5Player strikes the board and controls the return with a named surface.

  1. 1. Player strikes the board and controls the return with a named surface.
  2. 2. Every fifth rep the return must be controlled and turned away from the board.
  3. 3. Alternate feet each set.
  4. 4. The team in possession starts each rep in their own half and must build forwards.
  5. 5. Turnovers earn a direct counter at the mini goals worth two points.
  • Cones mark the area
  • Dashed lines = zones / thirds
  • Ball
  • Rebound board
  • Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble

Objectives

  • -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.

Coaching instructions

  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.

Coaching points

  • -Cushion the ball into the direction you want to travel
  • -Set the feet before the ball returns
  • -Both feet get equal reps
  • -Counter in a straight line — the first pass forward beats the recovery run

Common mistakes

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

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