Pressure Corner Routine Rehearsal

Objective

• -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 33 x 28 yards area.
2. 2Position a recovering defender behind each working player, starting two yards back.
3. 3Balls at the corner flag, keeper in goal.

How to play

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 defender is released the moment the ball leaves the server's foot.
5. 5The working player scores by completing the action before pressure arrives; the defender scores by blocking it.

Progressions

• +Defender starts level rather than behind
• +Raise the demand once the group is consistently successful

Regressions

• -Defender presses at jogging pace only
• -Simplify the area or the service until success returns

Variations

• -Two defenders alternate so pressure is constant
• -Run the practice on the opposite side of the pitch

Common mistakes

• -Players standing still until the ball is kicked
• -Nobody covering the counter
• -Facing your own goal and getting trapped by the press