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Rebound Board First Touch

Hundreds of quality first touches in a short time

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Rebound Board First Touch is a 12-minute first touch drill for 4-16 players, suitable for Under 5 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
Passing
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Rebound Boards
Foundation Phase
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable

Duration

12 min

Players

4-16

Pitch size

10 x 10 yards per board

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Pitch set-up: Rebound Board First Touch1210 x 10 yards per board

Rebound Board First Touch — 4 gates — score by travelling through · 10 x 10 yards per board

Step 1 of 3Player passes firmly into the board and reacts to the rebound.

  1. 1. Player passes firmly into the board and reacts to the rebound.
  2. 2. First touch out of the feet, second touch passes back into the board.
  3. 3. Work for 45 seconds then swap with the next player.
  • Cones mark the area
  • Cone gates to dribble / pass through
  • Ball
  • Rebound board
  • Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble

Objectives

  • -Hundreds of quality first touches in a short time
  • -Set the ball up for the next action
  • -Sharpen reactions to an unpredictable return

Setup

  1. 1Place a rebound board on the edge of a small square.
  2. 2Mark a receiving gate 6-8 yards from the board.
  3. 3One ball per pair, players queue no more than three deep.

Coaching instructions

  1. 1Player passes firmly into the board and reacts to the rebound.
  2. 2First touch out of the feet, second touch passes back into the board.
  3. 3Work for 45 seconds then swap with the next player.

Coaching points

  • -Firm pass in so the rebound is game-speed
  • -Open the body before the ball arrives
  • -Cushion or push the first touch into space, never under the feet
  • -Reset quickly and stay on the toes between touches

Common mistakes

  • -Soft pass in giving a slow, easy rebound
  • -Flat feet waiting for the ball
  • -First touch straight back at the board

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