Rebound Board Clearance & Recovery

Objective

• -Deal with awkward second balls
• -Clear the danger area decisively
• -Reorganise instantly after a clearance

Setup

1. 1Rebound board on the edge of the defensive area facing out.
2. 2Two or three defenders inside the area, attackers waiting outside.
3. 3Coach with a ball supply behind the board.

How to play

1. 1Coach plays into the board so the ball spins out unpredictably.
2. 2Defenders win it and clear beyond a marked halfway line.
3. 3Attackers press the clearance to punish a poor one.

Progressions

• +Add an extra attacker
• +Clearance must find a target player

Regressions

• -Slower service
• -Extra defender

Variations

• -Defenders score by keeping possession for five passes
• -Add a keeper

Common mistakes

• -Waiting on heels for the ball to come
• -Clearing straight back to the attacker
• -No communication between defenders