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Attacking Corners Practice
Rehearse two clear corner routines
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Attacking Corners Practice is a 15-minute set pieces drill for 8-18 players, suitable for Under 10 to Adults at intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, bibs, 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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Intermediate
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Full Squad
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Goals Needed
Duration
15 min
Players
8-18
Pitch size
Attacking third
Ability levels
Intermediate / Advanced
Pitch diagram
Attacking Corners Practice — Marked area · Attacking third
Step 1 of 3Walk through the first routine with no defenders.
- 1. Walk through the first routine with no defenders.
- 2. Repeat at match speed, then add defenders.
- 3. Rehearse both an in-swinger and a short corner.
- Cones mark the area
- Dashed lines = zones / thirds
- Ball
- Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble
Objectives
- -Rehearse two clear corner routines
- -Attack the ball with conviction
- -Organise second-ball cover
Setup
- 1Set the goal, keeper and corner arc.
- 2Mark near post, penalty spot, back post and edge of box positions.
- 3Defenders in position for the live version.
Coaching instructions
- 1Walk through the first routine with no defenders.
- 2Repeat at match speed, then add defenders.
- 3Rehearse both an in-swinger and a short corner.
Coaching points
- -Time the run so you arrive as the ball does
- -Attack the ball at its highest point
- -Blockers create space, don't just stand still
- -Two players cover the counter-attack
Common mistakes
- -Everyone starting in the box too early
- -Delivery too close to the keeper
- -Nobody on the edge for the second ball