U10 Set Piece Routines

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.