Set Pieces drills for U8–U9
30% of goals come from set pieces. Most grassroots teams leave this to chance. — built for U8–U9.
Simple throw-ins and first set piece awareness.
12 drills for U8–U9 · Set Pieces drills · 5v5, 7v7, 9v9, 11v11
U7–Adults
Attacking Corners — Near-Post Patterns
Most grassroots teams treat corners as 'chuck it in the box and hope'. The reality is 60%+ of corners produce nothing be...
U7–Adults
Attacking Free Kicks
Free kicks within 25 yards of goal are some of the highest-value attacking moments — and they're routinely wasted at gra...
U7–Adults
Attacking Set Play — Short Corner Combination
Zone defending at corners — where defenders hold their area rather than mark players — becomes common at U14. A long-bal...
U7–Adults
Attacking Throw-Ins — Tower and Loop
Most grassroots throw-ins in the attacking third are either aimless long throws or immediate back-passes to the goalkeep...
U7–Adults
Corner Kicks: Near and Far Targets
U10-U11 is when corners stop being random kicks and start being purposeful. But most grassroots coaches over-complicate ...
U7–Adults
Defending Corners — Man-Marking Structure
Most U12–U14 squads concede corner goals not because individual defenders can't head the ball, but because no one has a ...
U7–Adults
Defending Corners — Zonal-Hybrid
Pure zonal defending requires senior-level discipline that grassroots youth don't have yet. Pure man-marking leaves the ...
U7–Adults
Free Kick Over and Around the Wall
Most grassroots free kicks in the danger zone are either struck poorly or are entirely predictable — the taker runs up a...
U7–Adults
Long Throw — Attacking Patterns
Throw-ins are the most-frequent restart in football and the most-coached at elite level for one reason: the long throw i...
U7–Adults
Throw-In Routines
A typical 9v9 match has 30+ throw-ins. Most grassroots teams give the ball away on at least half — the receiver is close...
U7–Adults
Throw-In: Give and Go
Most U10-U13 teams lose possession on roughly 60% of their throw-ins. The thrower throws to the nearest player, who's ma...
U7–Adults
Wide Free Kick — Delivery and Movement
Wide free kicks at U12 are almost always wasted because the movers don't move. They stand still in the box waiting for t...