Corner tactics for windy days
Coach your soccer (football) players so that they know how to take corner kicks on match days when the weather is windy.
Help your players make the most of taking corner kicks when they're playing in wet and windy conditions with these soccer coaching tips.
- If the pitch is in a bad state, tell players to look long down the wings where the pitch is likely to have some grass on it. But don't let them look long when they're taking the corners or forget to use their short-corner tactics.
- Corners are not affected by the state of the pitch - they are by the wind. Playing into a strong wind, the corner should be short to change angles and get closer.
- With the wind, get your players ready to run to the far post for close-range headers.
- A cross wind can curl your corners, into or away from, goal.
- Only concentrate on one thing at half time, as cold, wet youngsters take in very little.
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