Crossing
Overlap And Cross: 1-to-1 Session
Create the crossing chance with a combination
Crossing
Attacking
Passing
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Overlap And Cross: 1-to-1 Session is a 16-minute crossing drill for 1-2 players, suitable for Under 10 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones, bibs, full goals. Below you will find the objective, the set-up, how to run it, coaching points, common mistakes, progressions, regressions and variations.
Back to drill libraryCrossing
Attacking
Passing
Skill Practice
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
1-to-1
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Goals Needed
Individual Development
Small Group
Duration
16 min
Players
1-2
Pitch size
Half pitch
Ability levels
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
Objectives
- -Create the crossing chance with a combination
- -Time the overlap run
- -Finish the delivery
Setup
- 1Winger and full-back in each wide channel.
- 2Two central runners and a keeper.
- 3Balls at the full-back's starting cone.
Coaching instructions
- 1Winger receives, sets inside, and the full-back overlaps to cross.
- 2Two runners attack near and far post.
- 3Alternate sides after each rep.
- 4Run as an individual session: coach serves, one player works through the reps with rest built in.
Coaching points
- -Winger holds the ball to fix the defender
- -Overlap at full speed, not a jog
- -Runners attack in a staggered line
- -Detailed feedback after every rep
- -Quality of contact over volume
Common mistakes
- -Overlap made too early
- -Set pass too heavy
- -Both runners at the near post