Corner Arc Dimensions and Proper Corner Kick Technique
How many times has one of your players been unable to properly take a corner kick because the corner flag gets in their way? Most often this is due to the corner arc is not of the proper size (e.g. the intersecting lines from the arc are too close to the corner of the field).
It has been my experience that most players have problems with the corner flags because of the side of the flag they approach the ball on. It is very difficult to play a ball with the right foot and the left arm is next to the flag.
Right footed players should approach the ball from the goal-line side when the kick is being taken from the left (looking at the attacking goal) side. It should be approached from the touchline side if the kick is to be taken from the right corner.
From a technical standpoint, I would want "in-swinger" (towards goal) kicks approached from the goal-line side instead of straight on anyway. Straight on runs would tend to put the ball too close to goal. Hard, low kicks to the near post would be a prime exception.
"Out-swingers need to be approached from the touchline side to (help) prevent the ball being played too far out from the target area.
With this approach concept, the size of the arc should not make that much difference.
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