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Attacking Corner Routines: Target Zone Bonus

Rehearse two attacking corner routines

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Attacking Corner Routines: Target Zone Bonus is a 18-minute set pieces drill for 8-20 players, suitable for Under 10 to Adults at intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones, bibs, 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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Duration

18 min

Players

8-20

Pitch size

Penalty area

Ability levels

Intermediate / Advanced

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Pitch set-up: Attacking Corner Routines: Target Zone BonusGKS123Penalty area

Attacking Corner Routines: Target Zone Bonus — Finishing set-up — serve, receive, shoot · Penalty area

Step 1 of 4Run routine one: near post flick to the back post runners.

  1. 1. Run routine one: near post flick to the back post runners.
  2. 2. Run routine two: short corner then cut-back.
  3. 3. Six deliveries of each routine.
  4. 4. Extra points for playing into marked pockets between the lines before finishing.
  • 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 two attacking corner routines
  • -Attack the delivery zones
  • -React to the second ball

Setup

  1. 1Corner takers on both sides with a supply of balls.
  2. 2Attackers in starting positions with markers.
  3. 3Keeper and defenders in the box.

Coaching instructions

  1. 1Run routine one: near post flick to the back post runners.
  2. 2Run routine two: short corner then cut-back.
  3. 3Six deliveries of each routine.
  4. 4Extra points for playing into marked pockets between the lines before finishing.

Coaching points

  • -Start the runs from outside the crowd
  • -Attack the ball with pace
  • -One player always on the edge for the second ball
  • -Find the pocket on the back foot of the defender
  • -Support the receiver quickly on both sides

Common mistakes

  • -Standing still in the box
  • -Everyone attacking the same zone
  • -No cover for the counter

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