Crossing
Overload Overlap Delivery
Create crossing chances with an overlap
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Overload Overlap Delivery is a 20-minute crossing drill for 6-18 players, suitable for Under 10 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones, full goals. 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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Duration
20 min
Players
6-18
Pitch size
44 x 34 yards
Ability levels
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
Pitch diagram
Overload Overlap Delivery — Goalkeeping set-up — serve, save, reset · 44 x 34 yards
Step 1 of 5Winger receives, drives inside and sets for the overlapping runner.
- 1. Winger receives, drives inside and sets for the overlapping runner.
- 2. The overlapping player delivers first time or after one touch.
- 3. Two attackers arrive at near post and penalty spot.
- 4. The spare player joins whichever side has the ball, so the attack always works with a plus-one.
- 5. A goal or completed end action counts double if the spare player touched the ball in the build-up.
- Cones mark the area
- Full goal
- GK = goalkeeper
- C = coach serving, S = second server
- Ball
- Cones mark the keeper's starting positions
- Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
- Keeper distributes back to the server
- Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble
Objectives
- -Create crossing chances with an overlap
- -Deliver quality balls from wide areas
- -Coach the timing of the run outside
Setup
- 1A wide channel with an overlapping start cone behind it in a 44 x 34 yards area.
- 2Split the group so the attacking side always has one spare player, and park the spare bibs on the halfway cone.
- 3Balls at the winger's cone, keeper in goal.
Coaching instructions
- 1Winger receives, drives inside and sets for the overlapping runner.
- 2The overlapping player delivers first time or after one touch.
- 3Two attackers arrive at near post and penalty spot.
- 4The spare player joins whichever side has the ball, so the attack always works with a plus-one.
- 5A goal or completed end action counts double if the spare player touched the ball in the build-up.
Coaching points
- -Set the ball into the runner's path
- -Cross past the first defender
- -Runners attack, don't stand
- -Find the free player quickly before the defence shuffles across
Common mistakes
- -Overlap run too early
- -Crossing straight to the keeper
- -Spare player standing still instead of offering an angle
Where this drill fits
- More football crossing drills
- More football attacking drills
- More football finishing drills
- football drills for U10s
- football drills for U12s
- football drills for U14s
- football drills for U16s
- Football session plans built around this theme