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Attacking Free-Kick Delivery

Score from a wide free-kick delivery. Whip a quality ball into the danger area, time the attacking run to meet it, and head it down and into the net.

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Duration

10 min

Total drill time

Players

Recommended

Pitch

52 × 36 m

Setup space

Level

Intermediate

Skill required

Intensity

High

Physical demand

Age band

U9-U10

Any format

Setup & instructions

From a wide, deep free-kick, deliver a quality ball into the box for an attacker to head at goal. Emphasise the flight and the target area of the delivery, and the timing of the run to meet it. Vary near-post and far-post deliveries. Rotate the taker and the attackers.

Setup time: 1 min

Coaching focus

FROM SESSION PLAN

Coaching points

Pick the delivery: flight, pace, and target area
Whip it into the danger area, away from the keeper
Attacker times the run to meet the ball
Attack the ball, head it down and at goal
Have a short option to keep it as an alternative

Common mistakes

Poor delivery, too close to the keeper or too flat
Runs mistimed for the flight of the ball
Heading up rather than down and at goal
No short option, only the one delivery

Progressions & regressions

VARIATIONS

Progressions

Add more defenders to mark the box
Vary near-post, central, and back-post deliveries
Include a worked short routine as an option

Regressions

Deliver to a fixed target to groove it
Fewer defenders to build confidence
Walk the delivery and runs first

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