Crossing
Overlap And Cross: Weak Foot Only
Create the crossing chance with a combination
Crossing
Attacking
Passing
Overlap And Cross: Weak Foot Only is a 16-minute crossing drill for 6-16 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.
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Full Squad
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Goals Needed
Weak Foot
Technique
Individual Development
Duration
16 min
Players
6-16
Pitch size
Half pitch
Ability levels
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
Pitch diagram
Overlap And Cross: Weak Foot Only — Crossing and finishing — wide delivery into the box · Half pitch
Step 1 of 4Winger receives, sets inside, and the full-back overlaps to cross.
- 1. Winger receives, sets inside, and the full-back overlaps to cross.
- 2. Two runners attack near and far post.
- 3. Alternate sides after each rep.
- 4. Every touch, pass and finish must be with the weaker foot.
- Cones mark the area
- Full goal
- GK = goalkeeper
- Dashed lines = wide crossing channels
- Ball
- Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble
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.
- 4Every touch, pass and finish must be with the weaker foot.
Coaching points
- -Winger holds the ball to fix the defender
- -Overlap at full speed, not a jog
- -Runners attack in a staggered line
- -Plant foot pointed at the target
- -Slow the action down to keep quality high
Common mistakes
- -Overlap made too early
- -Set pass too heavy
- -Both runners at the near post