Overload 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. 2Split the group so the attacking side always has one spare player, and park the spare bibs on the halfway cone.
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 spare player joins whichever side has the ball, so the attack always works with a plus-one.
5. 5A goal or completed end action counts double if the spare player touched the ball in the build-up.

Progressions

• +Remove the overload for the last two rounds
• +Raise the demand once the group is consistently successful

Regressions

• -Give the attack two spare players
• -Simplify the area or the service until success returns

Variations

• -Rotate the spare player every 90 seconds
• -Run the practice on the opposite side of the pitch

Common mistakes

• -Letting the ball bounce twice
• -Standing too close to the board
• -Spare player standing still instead of offering an angle