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Free-Kick Organisation — Attacking and Defensive Wall

Attacking set: one direct shot routine and one layoff-and-shoot routine practiced six times each

Theme

Set_pieces

Duration

20 min

Players (min–rec–max)

11–11–11

Equipment

balls, cones

Set-up

Attacking set: one direct shot routine and one layoff-and-shoot routine practiced six times each. Defensive set: wall building drill — who stands in the wall, who marks runners, where the GK sets up. Swap roles halfway through.

Coaching points

  • Wall jumps on the GK's call, not the kicker's run-up — Ben Steinmetz, that's your decision
  • Nico Martinez as wall anchor: head the ball if it comes over at pace, don't flinch
  • Attacking: the decoy run is as important as the actual shot — commit to it

Progressions

  • Run a live free-kick vs a live wall with GK to test the routine under pressure
  • Add a third option: dummy over the ball, pull-back to arriving runner