First Touch

Transition Rebound Wall Touch

Repeat high-volume first touch reps

First Touch

Receiving

Ball Mastery

Transition 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

Transition

Duration

14 min

Players

1-8

Pitch size

20 x 16 yards

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Transition 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. Player strikes the board and controls the return with a named surface.
2. Every fifth rep the return must be controlled and turned away from the board.
3. Alternate feet each set.
4. Coach serves a loose ball into the middle and both teams react to win it.
5. On every turnover the winning team has six seconds to attack the opposite target.

Cones mark the area
Dashed lines = zones / thirds
Ball
Rebound board
C = coach / server
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

1A rebound board with a working zone marked in front of it in a 20 x 16 yards area.
2Mark a second target area at the opposite end so the practice can flip direction instantly.
3Two balls per player and a rebound board.

Coaching instructions

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.
4Coach serves a loose ball into the middle and both teams react to win it.
5On every turnover the winning team has six seconds to attack the opposite target.