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Far-Post Corner

Deliver an inswinging corner to the far post and attack it with a timed run. Whip it beyond the near-post players, time the far-post run to arrive late, and head it down and goalward.

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Duration
10 min
Total drill time
Players
3
Recommended
Pitch
52 × 36 m
Setup space
Level
Intermediate
Skill required
Intensity
Medium
Physical demand
Age band
U11-U12
Any format

Setup & instructions

From a corner, whip an inswinger beyond the near post to the far post, where an attacker times a run to head it. Deliver with pace and bend so it drags the keeper and finds the space behind the front markers. The far-post runner starts wide and attacks late. Rotate taker, attacker, and keeper, and add near-post and spot runners as decoys.

Setup time: 2 min

Tactical breakdown

Goalkeepers position themselves to protect the space they can actually reach, which for most is the six-yard box and the near half of the goal. That decision is sensible and it creates the opening this routine attacks: the far post is the part of the box a keeper is least able to defend and least willing to commit to.

An inswinging delivery makes the problem worse for him. A ball bending towards goal pulls a keeper forward, because every instinct says come and claim it, and a keeper who takes one step off his line and does not get there has vacated the goal entirely. Bent beyond the near-post crowd, the same ball arrives in the one area where nobody is favourite to win it.

The run is what makes it work, and starting position is the detail coaches miss. A far-post runner who begins at the far post is marked and static. One who starts wide, almost outside the box, and attacks the space late is arriving at pace from an angle his marker cannot track while also watching the ball. That is the same principle as the near-post flick, applied at the other end of the six-yard box.

On the contact, heading it down and back across goal is worth insisting on. A downward header from the far post travels towards the middle of the goal and away from a keeper whose weight has already shifted forwards, and it is far harder to save than a header struck flat.

How to run this drill

  1. Load the near post to occupy the crowd. Two or three players attacking the near-post zone hold defenders and the keeper's attention there, which is what leaves the far post thin.
  2. Whip the inswinger beyond them. Bend it towards goal with enough pace to clear the near-post group. The bend is what pulls the keeper forward and off his line.
  3. Start the far-post runner wide. Begin almost outside the box rather than at the post. A runner who starts where the ball is going is marked and standing still when it arrives.
  4. Attack the space late and at pace. Time the run to the strike of the ball. Arriving on the move from an angle his marker cannot watch while also tracking the flight is the whole advantage.
  5. Head it down and back across. A downward header towards the middle travels away from a keeper whose weight has committed forward, and it is much harder to save than one struck flat.
  6. Post a runner for the second ball. Far-post headers frequently come back across goal rather than in. Somebody gambling around the penalty spot converts the knockdowns.

Coaching focus

FROM SESSION PLAN

Coaching points

  • Whip the inswinger with pace beyond the near post
  • Bend it toward goal to drag the keeper off his line
  • Far-post runner starts wide and attacks the space late
  • Head it down and back across, or straight into the net
  • Use near-post and spot runners as decoys to clear space

Common mistakes

  • Delivery too flat or too close to the near post
  • Far-post runner arriving early and standing still
  • Heading up instead of down and goalward
  • No decoy movement, so the far post is easy to mark

Progressions & regressions

VARIATIONS

Progressions

  • Add defenders marking the far post
  • Vary in and out-swingers so the runners read the flight
  • Add a knock-down option at the far post for a second runner

Regressions

  • Serve the ball to a set far-post spot to groove the header
  • Unopposed to rehearse the delivery and the run
  • Walk the timing of the far-post run first
Equipment
Cones×1
Full Goals×1
Markers×1
Tactical principles
far post cornercorner routineinswinging cornerattacking cornersset piece drillfar post headercorner kick drilllate run at the back postattacking set piecesu12 set piece drill
Audience
U11-U12

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