Set Pieces

Underload Corner Routine Rehearsal

Rehearse attacking corner routines

Set Pieces
Attacking
Finishing

Underload Corner Routine Rehearsal is a 16-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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Set Pieces
Attacking
Finishing
Skill Practice
Intermediate
Advanced
Full Squad
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Goals Needed
Underload

Duration

16 min

Players

6-18

Pitch size

33 x 28 yards

Ability levels

Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Pitch set-up: Underload Corner Routine RehearsalGKS12333 x 28 yards

Underload Corner Routine Rehearsal — Finishing set-up — serve, receive, shoot · 33 x 28 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. The attacking group starts a player short, so every entry pass has to be sharp.
  5. 5. Defenders score a point for every clean turnover; attackers need three clean end actions to win the round.
  • 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 33 x 28 yards area.
  2. 2Add one extra defender to the working area and mark their start position with a flat cone.
  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 attacking group starts a player short, so every entry pass has to be sharp.
  5. 5Defenders score a point for every clean turnover; attackers need three clean end actions to win the round.

Coaching points

  • -Attack the ball on the move
  • -Hold the edge of the box for the second ball
  • -Clear jobs, clear signals
  • -Protect the ball and wait for the second runner rather than forcing it

Common mistakes

  • -Players standing still until the ball is kicked
  • -Nobody covering the counter
  • -Trying to beat two players instead of releasing early

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