First Touch

Two-Touch Rebound Wall Touch

Repeat high-volume first touch reps

First Touch
Receiving
Ball Mastery
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Repeat high-volume first touch reps. Set up the area, follow the steps and use the coaching points below.

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First Touch
Receiving
Ball Mastery
Technical Practice
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Small Group
Rebound Boards
Foundation Phase
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Two Touch

Age

Under 5 to Adults

Duration

12 min

Players

1-8

Area / pitch size

14 x 10 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

  1. 1A rebound board with a working zone marked in front of it in a 14 x 10 yards area.
  2. 2Place a marker at every receiving position so players know where to set the ball before it arrives.
  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. 4Ball enters from the coach and the first receiver is on two touches from that moment.
  5. 5Count completed sequences under the touch limit — best of three 3-minute rounds.

Coaching points

  • -Cushion the ball into the direction you want to travel
  • -Set the feet before the ball returns
  • -Both feet get equal reps
  • -First touch out of the feet and into the direction of the next pass

Progressions

  • +Drop the central players to one touch
  • +Raise the demand once the group is consistently successful

Regressions

  • -Allow three touches while the picture is being learned
  • -Simplify the area or the service until success returns

Variations

  • -Two touches in your own half, free touches in the final third
  • -Run the practice on the opposite side of the pitch

Common mistakes

  • -Letting the ball bounce twice
  • -Standing too close to the board
  • -Taking a settling touch that kills the tempo

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