Set Plays in Soccer / Football

Set Pieces are an important element in any team's ability to score from the opportunities provided by corner kicks and free kicks. More than a third of all goals in the professional game are scored from set plays.

The importance of set pieces cannot be overstated, football teams at all levels dedicate whole training days to set plays, repetitive practice, repeating the set plays over and over again until everybody knows their role in the move and the person with the responsibility of delivering the final ball is confident he / she will put the ball in the right area, that player may only have one chance in a match, there is no room for error.

For the team as a unit to execute the set plays properly it will require practice, practice and more practice. In American Football there are “Special Teams”, a group of players brought on to the pitch to execute a specialist play. When observing an American Football match the organisation on the sideline is second to none, 40+ players plus coaching staff yet every person knows there place, where to go and when to do it. If this kind of structure and organisation can be brought to your team then you will have a distinct advantage.

One player on the pitch, usually the captain can “call the play” as the personnel move in to a more advanced position to execute the set play. Whether your job is to deliver the ball, feint a run to the near or far post, block a defender, take a player out of the area the ball is to be delivered or just create verbal confusion, every player will have a job to do.

Set Plays:

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