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Corner Second-Phase Strike

Attack the second ball at a corner. Position on the edge of the box, read the clearance, and strike the second ball first time and low back toward goal through the crowd.

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Duration
12 min
Total drill time
Players
4
Recommended
Pitch
52 × 36 m
Setup space
Level
Intermediate
Skill required
Intensity
High
Physical demand
Age band
U11-U12
Any format

Setup & instructions

Take a corner into the box where a defender heads it clear, but only as far as the edge of the box. An attacking midfielder positioned there strikes the second ball first time back toward goal, keeping it low through the crowd. Emphasise the position for the second ball and a clean, low first-time strike. Balance the rest-defence behind. Rotate roles.

Setup time: 1 min

Tactical breakdown

Most corners are cleared. That is the normal outcome rather than a failure, and any routine built on the assumption that the first delivery produces a chance is built around the exception. The useful question is what the attacking team has arranged for the ball that comes out, because it comes out most of the time.

A defensive header from a crowded six-yard box travels fairly predictably: up, and out towards the edge of the penalty area, roughly along the line the ball came in on. That predictability is the entire opportunity. A player standing there before the delivery, watching rather than joining the crowd, is in the best position on the pitch and is usually unmarked, because defending sides commit almost everyone to the box.

The strike has to be first time and it has to be low. High is wasted, since there are eight bodies between the ball and the goal and every one of them is a chance for a deflection upwards. Low and hard through a crowd is difficult for a keeper to sight, and a deflection off a leg on a low shot still tends to finish on target.

The trade-off is real and worth telling players. The man on the edge is also the team's insurance against the counter-attack. A side that puts two there is covering the break and attacking the second ball with a spare man. A side that puts nobody there is doing neither.

Ask for accuracy over power. A hit-and-hope from twenty yards through traffic is the most common thing that happens here, and it almost never scores.

How to run this drill

  1. Position on the edge before the delivery. Getting there after the ball is swung in is too late. The whole advantage is being set and watching while everyone else is jostling.
  2. Read where the clearance will drop. Headed clearances tend to come back out along the line the ball came in on. Standing on that line is not luck, it is arithmetic.
  3. Stay out of the crowd. The temptation is to join the six-yard box scramble. Resisting it is what keeps the player unmarked when the ball actually arrives.
  4. Strike it first time. A touch to set gives the nearest defender the yard he needs to block, and there are usually three of them closing at once.
  5. Keep it low through the bodies. High is a wasted shot with eight players in the way. Low is hard to sight and a deflection off a leg still tends to stay on target.
  6. Leave cover for the counter. The same player is the insurance against the break. Two on the edge covers both jobs, nobody on the edge covers neither.

Coaching focus

FROM SESSION PLAN

Coaching points

  • Position on the edge of the box for the second ball
  • Read where the clearance drops, stay alert
  • Strike first time, keep it low through the crowd
  • Hit the target: bodies in the way can deflect it in
  • Balance behind: be ready for the counter

Common mistakes

  • Not positioned for the second ball
  • Blazing it high over the crowd
  • Taking a touch and losing the moment
  • No rest-defence, exposed to the counter

Progressions & regressions

VARIATIONS

Progressions

  • Add defenders to block the strike
  • Vary the clearance so the second ball is unpredictable
  • Combine before the strike for a better angle

Regressions

  • Set the clearance to a fixed spot to groove the strike
  • No pressure on the striker to start
  • Walk the position and the timing first
Equipment
Cones×2
Full Goals×1
Tactical principles
corner second phasesecond ball at a corneredge of the box strikecorner routinefirst time shootingattacking cornersset piece drillshooting through a crowdu12 set piece drillcounter cover at corners
Audience
U11-U12

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