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Defending the short corner and reorganising

Command the reorganisation when the opponent plays the short corner — combines marking calls and the claim call, training the goalkeeper to react by voice to a change of plan.

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Load

minutes
13
dives/set
1
Sets and reps
2 × 4
Intensity
Medium

dives per set, per goalkeeper

Microcycle days it fits

MD-3, MD-2

Each bar’s height is that day’s dive ceiling.

Setup

Goalkeepers
1
server
2
outfield player
6

Space: 24 × 16 m

Equipment: Balls, Full goal, Bibs

The coach serves and manages the breaks.

2 steps

Corners that start short, changing the cross angle. The goalkeeper must reorganise the marking by voice, send a player out to the ball and readjust their own position to the new angle.

Exercise sequence

Coaching points

  • The short corner changes the angle — the marking set for the direct corner must readjust by voice, fast.
  • Send a player out to the ball on the short, without leaving the box unguarded, and name who does it.
  • The claim call ("keeper!") is committed and unique, so two defenders don’t hesitate on the same ball.
  • Readjust your own position to the new cross angle, which no longer comes from the byline.

Progressions

  1. Short or direct at the opponent’s choice.
  2. Add a second support on the short.

Regressions

  1. Always an announced short corner.
  2. Reduce the number of attackers.

Sources · 2

  1. CurriculumUEFA Goalkeeper Coaching, First Edition (2022), UEFA
  2. CurriculumCoaches Session Plans, U.S. Soccer — Resource Hub