Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Defending Corner Kicks - Zonal Marking

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Defeding Corner Kicks in a Zone

Our set-up is as follows

• Depending on which side the corner is taken (in this video it is our RBs side), our winger stands 10 yards away from the ball. The winger puts themselves in a position that forces their corner taker to have to bend it around them.
• A left-footer is at the front post for this scenario and a right-footer at the back post. We want someone with a dominant foot to have that foot on the inside of the goal. This means any goal-bound efforts can be cleared off the line easier.
• We have a gate-keeper on the edge of the 6-yard box facing the corner taker.
• Our three strongest headers of the ball on the edge of the 6-yard box. One in line with the front post, one in the middle and one in line with the back post. 
• We have a gate-keeper at the back end of the 6-yard box.
• We have our two remaining players splitting the penalty spot.
• Anything that falls inside the 6-yard box belongs to the goalkeeper.
• Everyone must attack their zone.
• When the corner is taken, the winger 10 yards out from the ball sprints forward for a potential counter-attack. The two players on either side of the penalty spot are the next two to go.