Finishing
Rebound Board Finishing Reactions
Finish first time from an unpredictable service
Finishing
Shooting
Speed & Agility
Rebound Board Finishing Reactions is a 14-minute finishing drill for 4-16 players, suitable for Under 8 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones, full goals, 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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Shooting
Speed & Agility
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Rebound Boards
Foundation Phase
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Goals Needed
Duration
14 min
Players
4-16
Pitch size
Penalty area
Ability levels
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
Pitch diagram
Rebound Board Finishing Reactions — Finishing set-up — serve, receive, shoot · Penalty area
Step 1 of 3Server plays the ball into the board, striker attacks the rebound.
- 1. Server plays the ball into the board, striker attacks the rebound.
- 2. Finish first time or with one touch and a shot.
- 3. Follow every shot in for the second ball.
- Cones mark the area
- Full goal
- C = coach / server
- Ball
- Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
- Shooter becomes the next server
- Rebound board
- Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble
Objectives
- -Finish first time from an unpredictable service
- -React to a loose ball inside the box
- -Build shooting composure at speed
Setup
- 1Rebound board angled at the edge of the box facing the goal.
- 2Server with a supply of balls beside the board.
- 3Strikers queue centrally 16 yards out.
Coaching instructions
- 1Server plays the ball into the board, striker attacks the rebound.
- 2Finish first time or with one touch and a shot.
- 3Follow every shot in for the second ball.
Coaching points
- -Read the angle of the board early and adjust the run
- -Get the head over the ball and hit through it
- -Side-foot accuracy beats power inside the box
- -Always follow the rebound in
Common mistakes
- -Standing still waiting for the ball
- -Leaning back and lifting finishes over
- -Stopping after the shot