corner kick

Arc-launched set piece

A corner kick is a free kick in soccer taken from the corner of the field, awarded when the defending team last touches the ball before it crosses their own goal line.

Corner kicks create scoring opportunities, as the ball is kicked into the penalty area where teammates attempt to head or deflect it into the goal: They scored off a corner kick in the final minutes.

scoring

header

Top line of document

goalDesired end result
volleySimultaneous firing burst
reboundReturn after deflection

tap-in · deflection · equalizer · winner · net · finish · conversion · poacher · striker · target

delivery

cross

Pass from side to side

swingerLifestyle participant trading intimacy
in-swingerBall curving toward batter
whipStrikes or aerates

curl · bend · trajectory · flight · arc · loft · service · ball · accuracy · precision

setpiece

freekick

Uncontested restart after violation

restartCommence anew
flagCloth symbol or signal
quadrantFourth of a circle

arc · marking · zonal · man-marking · wall · cluster · jostling · positioning · movement · decoy

tactics

formation

Creation or arrangement

man-to-manDirect and honest
blockingImpeding forward progress
screeningEvaluative selection process

training · drill · analysis · gameplan · anticipation · coordination · counterattack · breakaway · mismatch · overload

Categories

FIFAWorld Cup, World Cup trophy, offside rule, red card, yellow card
soccer techniquespenalty spot, throw-in, heading, dribbling, passing
corner kicksinswinger, outswinger
footballfootball, touchdown, field goal, quarterback, end zone
Soccergoal, soccer, pass, football, goalkeeper
sports termssoccer, football, basketball, tennis, golf

Opposites

set piece type in soccer

corner kickgoal kick

Restart from six-yard box

throw-in · free kick · penalty kick · back pass · kickoff

Family

kick, corner, kicks, kicking, kickoff, cornered, cornerstone, corners, kicked

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