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Set Piece Workshop — Corners and Free Kicks

Split time: 12 minutes on corner routines (two variations — near-post flick-on and far-post peeled run), 13 minutes on dead-ball free kicks 25–30 yards out

Theme

Set_pieces

Duration

25 min

Players (min–rec–max)

22–22–22

Equipment

cones, balls, bibs

Set-up

Split time: 12 minutes on corner routines (two variations — near-post flick-on and far-post peeled run), 13 minutes on dead-ball free kicks 25–30 yards out. Deliverer rotates between Pablo Navas and Shandon Barnock. Defending group works on marking assignments simultaneously.

Coaching points

  • Runners: timing of movement is everything — go too early and you're marked, go with the ball
  • Near-post runner creates space; far-post runner exploits it — they're linked
  • Free kick taker: pick your spot before you place the ball, not after

Progressions

  • Add full GK and defensive unit — make it competitive, not just rehearsal
  • Second variation: short corner to Pablo Navas for a crossing situation — tag on it now