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Corner Kick Routines — Three Variants

Alex Kim delivers from the corner

Theme

Set_pieces

Duration

30 min

Players (min–rec–max)

22–22–22

Equipment

cones, balls

Set-up

Alex Kim delivers from the corner. Three routines practiced: (1) In-swinger to the near post — Rizzo attacks, Ellis peels to far post; (2) Short corner with Kim to Webb overlapping, cross from the byline; (3) Dummy run — two players run near post, Kim clips to the back post for Turner arriving late. Each routine repeated eight times.

Coaching points

  • Delivery: Kim picks a zone before running up — near post, penalty spot, or far post
  • Runners: timing is everything; go too early and you give the defender time to recover
  • Near-post flick option: if it's on, Rizzo redirects rather than trying to score direct

Progressions

  • Add a live goalkeeper and two defenders to test the routines under real pressure
  • Practice the variant where all routines start with the same run — defenders can't read which it is