Goalkeeping
Crosses And Claims: Cross Claiming
Deal with crosses confidently
Goalkeeping
Crossing
Crosses And Claims: Cross Claiming is a 16-minute goalkeeping drill for 2-10 players, suitable for Under 10 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones, full goals, bibs. 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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Crossing
Skill Practice
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Full Squad
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Goals Needed
Aerial
Duration
16 min
Players
2-10
Pitch size
Penalty area plus flanks
Ability levels
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
Pitch diagram
Crosses And Claims: Cross Claiming — Goalkeeping set-up — serve, save, reset · Penalty area plus flanks
Step 1 of 4Crosses alternate from each flank into different zones.
- 1. Crosses alternate from each flank into different zones.
- 2. Keeper claims, punches or stays depending on the delivery.
- 3. Twelve crosses per set.
- 4. Serves come as crosses from both sides with a passive attacker in the six yard box.
- 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
- -Deal with crosses confidently
- -Decide between claiming and punching
- -Command the six yard box
Setup
- 1Servers on both flanks with balls.
- 2Keeper in goal, cones marking start positions.
- 3Bibs for a passive attacker.
Coaching instructions
- 1Crosses alternate from each flank into different zones.
- 2Keeper claims, punches or stays depending on the delivery.
- 3Twelve crosses per set.
- 4Serves come as crosses from both sides with a passive attacker in the six yard box.
Coaching points
- -Start position on the back half of the goal
- -Attack the ball at the highest point
- -Call 'keeper' loudly and early
- -Start position on the back post side
- -Attack the ball at the highest point and call loudly
Common mistakes
- -Getting caught on the line
- -Late decision and half-committing
- -Silent in the box