This is a virtual fool-proof exercise to prevent your team conceding goals from corners. Corners are generally a good opportunity for any team to score a goal, but at a young age, you should remember that taking corners is a difficult skill to master. Therefore, positioning a player in front of an opposition corner-taker is an assured way to put them off taking a corner that might lead to your team conceding a goal.
The player should stand at the edge of the penalty area, ready to both run towards the corner taker in the situation of a short-played corner, or to distract the corner taker enough to make a mistake. The advantage of this is to kick-start another important element of soccer coaching - the counter-attack. The player positioned to intercept the corner is in a prime position to initiate a counter-attack, which will catch out the opposition as most of their players will still be in your penalty area.
Place another one of your players- preferably a fast and skilled finisher- up the field whilst the rest of the team defend the corner. In your soccer drills, use just three players- a corner-taker, the player defending at the edge of the penalty area and the counter-attacker up the field- to practice this move. The defender should intercept the corner and then quickly and accurately pass the ball up the pitch towards the attacker.
Ensure that your players practice SMART defending: Specific, Measured, Agreed, Realistic, Timed.
SPECIFIC: The specific target is to clear the ball when it enters the penalty area from the corner
MEASURED: Your players should clear at least 50% of the corners must be cleared
AGREED: Make sure your targets are agreed upon by your players during training.
REALISTIC: Make sure the targets of practice are realistic and within their capabilities.
TIMED: Don't spend too long on the exercise- the point is to achieve a quick counter-attack!
The player should stand at the edge of the penalty area, ready to both run towards the corner taker in the situation of a short-played corner, or to distract the corner taker enough to make a mistake. The advantage of this is to kick-start another important element of soccer coaching - the counter-attack. The player positioned to intercept the corner is in a prime position to initiate a counter-attack, which will catch out the opposition as most of their players will still be in your penalty area.
Place another one of your players- preferably a fast and skilled finisher- up the field whilst the rest of the team defend the corner. In your soccer drills, use just three players- a corner-taker, the player defending at the edge of the penalty area and the counter-attacker up the field- to practice this move. The defender should intercept the corner and then quickly and accurately pass the ball up the pitch towards the attacker.
Ensure that your players practice SMART defending: Specific, Measured, Agreed, Realistic, Timed.
SPECIFIC: The specific target is to clear the ball when it enters the penalty area from the corner
MEASURED: Your players should clear at least 50% of the corners must be cleared
AGREED: Make sure your targets are agreed upon by your players during training.
REALISTIC: Make sure the targets of practice are realistic and within their capabilities.
TIMED: Don't spend too long on the exercise- the point is to achieve a quick counter-attack!
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