Continuous 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 37 x 32 yards area.
2. 2Load a ball at each starting station so the next rep can begin immediately.
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. 4As soon as one sequence ends, the next server plays in without waiting.
5. 5Run 4-minute blocks and count total completed sequences as a squad score.

Common mistakes

• -Players standing still until the ball is kicked
• -Nobody covering the counter
• -Long queues while balls are collected