Man-Marking Corner Defence — Track and Clear
A corner-defending practice based on man-marking rather than zonal responsibility. Defenders learn to track runs, maintain goal-side positioning, attack the delivery and reorganise for the second ball.
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Organization
Set a full-size goal with realistic attacking corner numbers. Assign each defender a direct opponent plus one spare player for the six-yard area if desired. Deliver from both sides and vary near-post, central and far-post runs.
Coaching Points
Start touch-tight without ball watching | Stay goal-side through the attacker’s movement | Attack the ball at the highest safe point | Goalkeeper communicates early | Reconnect quickly for the second phase
Progressions
- Add blockers and crossing screens so defenders must fight through traffic while maintaining assignments.
Regressions
- Use one predictable delivery and only three attacking runners.
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