Crossing
Crossing & Finishing
Deliver quality crosses from wide areas
Crossing
Finishing
Attacking
Crossing & Finishing is a 20-minute crossing drill for 8-18 players, suitable for Under 9 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones, full goals, poles. Below you will find the objective, the set-up, how to run it, coaching points, common mistakes, progressions, regressions and variations.
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Skill Practice
Beginner
Intermediate
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Full Squad
Agility Kit
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Goals Needed
Duration
20 min
Players
8-18
Pitch size
Attacking third
Ability levels
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
Pitch diagram
Crossing & Finishing — Crossing and finishing — wide delivery into the box · Attacking third
Step 1 of 3Winger dribbles the channel and crosses on the second or third touch.
- 1. Winger dribbles the channel and crosses on the second or third touch.
- 2. Three attackers fill near post, penalty spot and back post.
- 3. Alternate sides every rep.
- Cones mark the area
- Full goal
- GK = goalkeeper
- Dashed lines = wide crossing channels
- Ball
- Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble
Objectives
- -Deliver quality crosses from wide areas
- -Attack near post, far post and the edge of the box
- -Score from wide play
Setup
- 1Wide channels marked either side of the box.
- 2Goal and keeper, balls with the wide players.
- 3Three attackers start centrally.
Coaching instructions
- 1Winger dribbles the channel and crosses on the second or third touch.
- 2Three attackers fill near post, penalty spot and back post.
- 3Alternate sides every rep.
Coaching points
- -Cross before the defender can set
- -Whip the ball away from the keeper
- -Runners attack the ball, don't wait for it
- -Back post runner stays wide until the last moment
Common mistakes
- -Overhitting into the keeper's hands
- -Attackers arriving in a straight line
- -Too many touches before crossing