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This drill offers an easy way for players to practice taking and defending free kicks around the penalty area.
For this exercise you need a large goal, goal keeper, several defenders, and a free kick taker. Place various supplies of balls around the outside of the penalty area to have the kick taker be able to practice taking shots from different areas.
This exercise can be done in various ways depending on if the focus is offensive or defensive. With an offensive focus the free kick taker simply focuses on taking shots, trying to score on goal. The offense can also work on 'special plays' to execute in set piece situations but that is beyond the scope of this post.
With a defensive focus, the main thing to keep in mind is that the wall is set up correctly. To help defenders practice this, the coach can call out 'left', 'right', or 'center' before each kick and the kick taker goes to take the free kick from the area the coach calls. This forces the defense to line up the wall correctly depending on where the ball is on the field.
The goal keeper plays a very important role when defenders are setting up a wall. First they should communicate to their team how many players should be in the wall, then they should help the wall get lined up.
For free kicks right outside the box in the center, five players should be in the wall. For free kicks that are off to the side or further away, less players can be used in the wall depending on the degree of danger.
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We got started with 360Player because we needed to improve our club wide communications. Then we quickly realized how powerful it was to have all the features our club used daily in one convenient place. This platform has completely transformed the way Bradford (Park Avenue) Academy operates.