Finishing

Rebound Box Finishing

High volume finishing from realistic distances

Finishing

Shooting

Attacking

Rebound Box Finishing is a 14-minute finishing drill for 4-16 players, suitable for Under 9 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, full goals, rebound boards, cones. 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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Finishing

Shooting

Attacking

Skill Practice

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

Full Squad

Rebound Boards

Youth Friendly

Adult Suitable

Goals Needed

Repetition

Duration

14 min

Players

4-16

Pitch size

25 x 20 yards

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Rebound Box Finishing — Goalkeeping set-up — serve, save, reset · 25 x 20 yards

Step 1 of 3Attacker takes a touch and finishes, then reacts to any rebound off the board or keeper.

1. Attacker takes a touch and finishes, then reacts to any rebound off the board or keeper.
2. Two finishes per player before rotating.
3. Alternate the side the attack starts from.

Cones mark the area
Full goal
GK = goalkeeper
C = coach serving, S = second server
Ball
Cones mark the keeper's starting positions
Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
Keeper distributes back to the server
Rebound board
Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble

Objectives

-High volume finishing from realistic distances
-React and finish the second ball
-Train the striker to hit the target first time

Setup

1A full goal with a keeper and rebound boards angled either side of the box.
2Serving station on the edge of the area with plenty of balls.
3Two queues of attackers on the corners of the box.

Coaching instructions

1Attacker takes a touch and finishes, then reacts to any rebound off the board or keeper.
2Two finishes per player before rotating.
3Alternate the side the attack starts from.

Coaching points

-Decide where the finish is going before the touch
-Hit the target first time from inside the box
-Follow the shot in for the rebound

Common mistakes

-Over-elaborating instead of shooting
-Stopping after the first strike
-Leaning back and lifting the ball over

Equipment needed

Balls

Full Goals

Rebound Boards

Cones

Age groups

Under 9

Under 10

Under 11

Under 12

Under 13

Under 14

Under 15

Under 16

Adults

Progressions

+Two-Touch Limit: drop to one touch in the central area
+Weak Foot Only: add a defender to raise the pressure
+Tempo Clock: cut the clock to four seconds
+Add a competitive scoreline for the last round

Regressions

-Two-Touch Limit: allow three touches while the picture is learned
-Weak Foot Only: static, unopposed reps before adding movement
-Tempo Clock: extend the clock to ten seconds
-Simplify the area or the service until success returns

Variations

-Two-Touch Limit — Players are limited to two touches — one to control, one to release.
-Weak Foot Only — Every touch, pass and finish must be with the weaker foot.
-Tempo Clock — The ball must reach the end action inside six seconds or the rep restarts.
-Scan and Cue — The coach shows a colour or number and the receiver must call it before their first touch.
-Shadow Pressure — A shadow defender applies half pressure and can win the ball only after the first touch.
-Score Challenge — Run it as a timed competition — pairs or teams count successful reps and compare scores.
-1-to-1 Session — Run as an individual session: coach serves, one player works through the reps with rest built in.
-Flip the practice to the opposite side of the pitch