Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Corners

SAQ Warm Up

Organization:

As shown.

Instructions:

Two line SAQ Dynamic Warm up. Players perform various dynamic movements, whilst attempting to synchroize those movements within their groups.

Coaching Points:

- Quality of movements.

- Rythm and coordination of movements.

- Syncronization within groups.

- Quick feet.

Attacking Corner Kicks

Organization:

Set up as shown.

Attacking Corner Kicks - Direct play.

Session starts as a shadow play with no defenders to coach the following:

1. Specific runs.

2. Timing of movements.

3. Delivery areas.

4. End product.

Players Roles & Responsibilities:

-Early organisation.

-Corner kick taker signals where the ball would be delivered inside the box (1 hand up means near post delivery, both hands up means back post delivery and when the ball is raised up in the air, it means ball will be delivered in and around the penalty spot area).

-Player 1 → Trigger for the delivery i.e. the player that moves to stay on the GK.

-Player 2 → Moves to the edge of the six yard box.

-Player 3 → Runs to the near post.

-Player 4 → Runs to back post.

-Player 5 → Moves to the penalty spot.

-Best attacker in the air (Player 2) is also allowed to make runs into the area where the ball is expected to be delivered.

-Trigger for the delivery i.e. Player 1 movement to stay on the GK.

Attacking Corner Kicks - Short Play.

Shadow play to work on playing short corner kicks and delivering the ball quickly into the box.

Players Roles & Responsibilities:

-Early organisation.

-Player 1 → Moves quickly to support corner kick taker to combine and play short and the ball would be delivered into the 6 yard box for Player 2 to attack.

-Player 2 → Moves inside the six yard box to attack the ball.

-Player 3, 4 and 5 → Roles and responsibilities remain the same just like before on direct play.

Coaching Points:

-Early Organisation.

-Start Point (Point A).

-Attack point (Point B).

-Anticipation area (for rebounds or secondary shots).

-Delivery point (Prime areas).

-Communication.

Conditioned Game

Organization:

6v6 including GK's plus 2 neutrals on a short and wide field. The neutrals are positioned on the sides’ i.e. one on each side of the field and they are also designated as corner kick takers.

Attacking Corner Kicks.

Instructions:

-Play a regular 6v6 game. Each time the ball leaves play, the coach signals for a corner kick and the side that a set piece will be delivered from. Neutrals are designated as the corner kick takers and are rotated at intervals in order to have different corner kick takers.

-Corner kick taker signals where the ball would be delivered inside the box (1 hand up means near post delivery, both hands up means back post delivery and when the ball is raised up in the air, it means ball will be delivered in and around the penalty spot area).

- Five players are positioned outside the 18 yard box (one runs to front post, one to center of goal who stays on goalkeeper, one to back post, one to the penalty spot and one stays at the edge of the box).

-Best attacker in the air runs into the area where the ball is expected to be delivered.

-Trigger for the delivery i.e. the player that stays on the GK.

Coaching Points:

- Early organization.

- Quality delivery into the box.

- Attack the ball

- Be alive for second and third balls.

- Timing of runs, don’t arrive too early or too late.

- End product.

- Be ready to stop opposition counter attacks, in the event of opponent winning possession.

Defending Corner Kicks.

Instructions:

- Early organization. GK to take charge of marking assignments.

- Players mark up man to man.

- Best defender in the air marks opposition's most dangerous player.

- A free player is placed inside the 6 yard box to mark zone and also to stop opposition players from trying to impede or interfere with the GK without incurring a foul.

- The ball must be cleared into the flanks.

- Center back yells "OUT" once the ball is cleared and push up the back line.

Coaching Points:

- Man to man marking (don't lose your battle!).

- Stay on goal side of the attacker.

- Spare player on edge of six at front post (recover onto goal line if ball is played high to far post).

- Call your name when going for the ball to e.g DJ's ball to let your team mates aware that you're going for the ball, this will help in avoiding collission or going for the ball at the same time.

- Goalkeeper yells out "Keeper" loud and clear when going for the ball.

- Be ready to counter attack upon winning possession.

Progressions:

7v7 free play.