Two-Touch 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 35 x 30 yards area.
2. 2Place a marker at every receiving position so players know where to set the ball before it arrives.
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. 4Ball enters from the coach and the first receiver is on two touches from that moment.
5. 5Count completed sequences under the touch limit — best of three 3-minute rounds.

Progressions

• +Drop the central players to one touch
• +Raise the demand once the group is consistently successful

Regressions

• -Allow three touches while the picture is being learned
• -Simplify the area or the service until success returns

Variations

• -Two touches in your own half, free touches in the final third
• -Run the practice on the opposite side of the pitch

Common mistakes

• -Players standing still until the ball is kicked
• -Nobody covering the counter
• -Taking a settling touch that kills the tempo