Corner kicks

Corner kicks can win and lose games. This section has articles on how to score from corners, how to defend them, and what techniques to coach to your players. We also show you some great ways to coach corner taking and corner defending to your players.

Never Concede from a Corner Again - Giving players specialist positions during matches can be extremely effective. Tell them where to stand, what to do and how to do it, particularly in situations where your team is under pressure. Are you conceding a lot of goals from corners? Then you need a player to stand BIG at the front of your penalty area to block the corner taker. Do this properly and you need never concede from a corner again.

Tony Carr on defending corners football drill - One of the key elements of a defensive strategy for your team is getting your players to know their positions at corners, says Tony Carr, Academy Director at West Ham United.

Score More Goals From Corners - Now that we have successfully defended the corner, got the ball up to the other end of the pitch and won our own corner, Tony Carr of the West Ham United FC Academy shows us how to set up a team to attack a corner to maximise the scoring opportunity.

How Short Corners Create Goals - Having problems with corners? Try taking them short, it’s an easy way to goal, says David Clarke.