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Rotation Corner Routine Rehearsal

Rehearse attacking corner routines

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Attacking
Finishing

Rotation Corner Routine Rehearsal is a 18-minute set pieces drill for 6-18 players, suitable for Under 10 to Adults at intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones, full goals. 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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Finishing
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Duration

18 min

Players

6-18

Pitch size

35 x 30 yards

Ability levels

Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Pitch set-up: Rotation Corner Routine RehearsalGKS12335 x 30 yards

Rotation Corner Routine Rehearsal — Finishing set-up — serve, receive, shoot · 35 x 30 yards

Step 1 of 5Walk the routine through once with no opposition.

  1. 1. Walk the routine through once with no opposition.
  2. 2. Run it at match pace with defenders added.
  3. 3. Every rep finishes with a live second ball.
  4. 4. Play starts at station one and the ball works round the numbers in order.
  5. 5. Every player must complete each role once before the round is scored.
  • Cones mark the area
  • Full goal
  • GK = goalkeeper
  • S = server
  • Ball
  • Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
  • Shooter becomes the next server
  • Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble

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 35 x 30 yards area.
  2. 2Number every station so players know exactly where they travel to next.
  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. 4Play starts at station one and the ball works round the numbers in order.
  5. 5Every player must complete each role once before the round is scored.

Coaching points

  • -Attack the ball on the move
  • -Hold the edge of the box for the second ball
  • -Clear jobs, clear signals
  • -Follow your pass — the movement is part of the practice

Common mistakes

  • -Players standing still until the ball is kicked
  • -Nobody covering the counter
  • -Staying in a favourite role and avoiding the harder one

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