📋 Session Plan
U10 Set Piece Routines
60-minute session building two attacking set pieces (corners and throw-ins) plus the confidence to use them in matches. The highest-ROI session you'll run
60-minute session building two attacking set pieces (corners and throw-ins) plus the confidence to use them in matches. The highest-ROI session you'll run
Standard warm-up. Add a set-piece flavour: last 2 minutes, partners take turns taking driven passes from 8 yards out — practising the firm pass we'll use in throw-ins.
Full 12 minutes of the throw-in pattern, plus 3 minutes of variations (left-side throw, right-side throw). By minute 8 every player has thrown AND received. The simplicity is the point — one routine, drilled until automatic.
Full session. Drill BOTH the near-post in-swinger AND the far-post lofted ball. Designate 2 corner-takers (one for each side) and 2 main targets. By the end, every player should know their role for both routines.
Modified rules: every time the ball goes out of play (sideline OR end-line), restart with a proper throw-in OR corner from the actual spot — using the routines we just drilled. Coach pauses and reminds at first; by minute 12 they're running the routines unprompted. End with a true-game last 4 minutes — see what sticks.
Pull the squad in. Use cones on the ground to draw the corner routines. Walk through positions. 'Sam, you're here. Charlie, far post. Pat, in-swinger.' Quick reminder before everyone goes home — embeds the routines for Saturday. Costs 4 minutes; pays back across 30+ corners across the season.
Clear demonstrations and high energy. Keep the session moving with minimal queuing, and reinforce one or two key coaching points rather than overloading players with information.
Players standing in queues (set up enough stations to keep everyone active) and the session running too long on one activity (keep blocks tight and move on while engagement is high).
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