How Do Football Players Benefit From Using Our M-Station Rebounders?

Greater responsibility for their own development

A lot of youth players are much more concentrated when they pass the ball onto an M-Station than when they pass the ball to a teammate. The reason why? The M-Station makes them dependent on themselves. If they make a bad pass at the M-Station, they get a bad pass back. If they make a great pass, they get a great pass back. In other words, the M-Station makes them more responsible for their own development.

Concentration transfers to matches

We know by experience that the higher concentration level transfers into matches. It simply becomes part of the players' performance to focus harder on every single pass they make – in training and in matches.

Challenging their technique and creative thinking

When training with the M-Station, players don’t reach a stage where it can’t challenge them anymore. A range of factors can always be adjusted to make each drill more difficult. An adjustment of the angle that sends the ball back in a flatter curve gives the player less time to react and makes it harder to control the ball with the first touch. Taking a few steps back automatically makes the player concentrate even more to hit the M-Station. Making volleys instead of half volleys is much more demanding. And every time the bar is raised, the players are motivated to use their creativity to get a great result.

More active in the training session and much more touches

When the training session is divided into smaller groups, each with an M-Station, the players experience a great flow and a high intensity. The waiting time is minimised, and they get a vast number of repetitions in a short period of time. In a 15-minute volley drill, they will get the chance to fire off more volleys than they would all year in normal training sessions where the practice of that kind of skill is more a matter of coincidence than structured practice.

Always someone to train with – also outside team practice

Almost every time we visit a training facility with M-Stations outside practice hours, we see players practising on their own. Younger players use them for fun games and challenges, and older players use them for dedicated practice of their first touch, passing and finishing skills.

Self practice at a whole new level

Many coaches would like their players to practice on their own, and many players would like to put in the extra hours at the training ground. But to be honest, it is tough to practice anything besides free kicks and feints on your own. Getting a pass is the fundamental prerequisite to practice many of the vital skills in football like receiving, turns, first touches, finishes, etc., and if you are on your own without a rebounder, these skills are almost impossible to practice. But theM-Stations give the training ground a completely new dimension for both goalkeepers and field players who are out there to refine their skills. All of a sudden, they can create a lot of game-like situations and perform many repetitions in a short period of time and speed up their development while having a lot of fun.

A neutral training partner that never has a bad day

You can expect the same high performance from the M-Station day in and day out all year round. The drills may vary, but the ball will always be served perfectly to you.