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Do you have a good drill for Long Corners ? Difficult?

Do you have a good drill for Long Corners ? Difficult to coach on a cold night - without people standing around too long...

Grant Hunt , United Kingdom

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Bram van Asselt, England

One of the key things for long corners is that having got one don't just hit the ball into the D and give the opposition a change to break and score. First thing is TO KEEP POSSESSION Try to get the ball further away from the back line (better angle into the D)by passing the ball back. For some ideas of what to do with the ball having got the ball in possession outside the circle look at . http://www.sportplan.net/drills/answers/Hockey/General/Im-looking-for-suggestions-on-set-plays-for-free-.jsp one of the questions asked in the past. Bram

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