A clever attacking throw-in that goes round the corner. A midfielder disguises it, looking uninterested, then comes alive and checks to the thrower calling for the ball. He takes the throw and, first time, plays it round the corner into a forward who has peeled 5 yards off his marker. Straight away the midfielder arcs his run round the back and attacks the goal; the forward turns out if he is free, or lays it back for the arcing runner to finish. A one-two round the corner from a throw, straight into a shooting chance.
Mid (U9 to U13)Older (U14 to U18)Throw-insAttacking playPassing & receivingShooting & finishing
Created by Danny Jordan
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In play
The setup
Step by step
1
The receiver looks uninterested, then comes alive and runs towards the thrower, saying yes, calling for it.
2
He makes a first-time pass on the volley round the corner into the feet of the forward receiver, who's just made a 5-yard run to receive it away from his marker.
3
As soon as the receiver has played the ball round the corner, he arcs his run round the midfielder, rolling him, and heads towards the goal.
4
The forward who's made that 5 yards of space receives it and can either turn out himself if he's unopposed or lay it back to the receiver.
5
Shoot for goal, or take a touch if you can, Boom town goal!
Age group
Mid (U9 to U13), Older (U14 to U18)
Duration
About 10 mins to rehearse
Players
Live game
Area
An attacking throw-in down the touchline
Equipment
A ball, cones to mark the thrower and receiver, bibs if you add a marker
FA Four Corners: what this develops
Technical / TacticalPsychologicalPhysicalSocial
Objective
Create a shooting chance straight from a throw-in: disguise the movement, play first time round the corner into a forward who has made space, and arrive late with an arcing run to finish.
Set up
An attacking throw-in in the final third. The thrower is on the line with the ball. A midfielder starts near the thrower (looking uninterested), a forward starts higher ready to peel off his marker, with defenders marking. Walk the timing through first: the check, the first-time pass round the corner, the forward's 5-yard run, and the arcing overlap, then add the defenders.
Coaching points
Disguise it: look uninterested, then come alive and check hard to the thrower, calling for the ball.
Play it first time, round the corner, into the forward's feet, not to a standing player.
The forward times his 5-yard run to peel off his marker as the ball comes in.
The instant you've played it round the corner, arc your run round the back and attack the goal.
The forward turns out if he is free, or lays it back first time for the arcing runner to finish.
Progressions
Walk it through with no defenders first, then add the markers, then make it fully live.
The forward takes a touch to turn if he's marked, or sets it first time if the runner is on.
Switch it to the other touchline so players run it both ways.
Add a recovering defender so the finish has to be quick.
Vary the finish: a first-time shot, a cutback to the arcing runner, or a drive to the byline.
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