Combination Corner Routine Rehearsal

Pitch diagram

Objectives

• -Rehearse attacking corner routines
• -Give every player a clear job
• -Practise the second-ball reaction

Setup

1. 1A penalty area set up with marked starting positions for each role in a 39 x 34 yards area.
2. 2Add a neutral bounce player on each side line inside a marked yard-wide channel.
3. 3Balls at the corner flag, keeper in goal.

Coaching instructions

1. 1Walk the routine through once with no opposition.
2. 2Run it at match pace with defenders added.
3. 3Every rep finishes with a live second ball.
4. 4The first pass must go into the bounce player before the practice opens up.
5. 5A sequence only scores when three different players have touched the ball.

Common mistakes

• -Players standing still until the ball is kicked
• -Nobody covering the counter
• -Two players combining over and over while the third stands still