Drill category
Football crossing drills
Crossing drills join wide play to finishing. Coach the delivery area first, then the timing of the runs attacking it.
What to coach
- Cross in front of the runner
- Attack near post, far post, edge
- Deliver away from the keeper
All 156 football crossing drills
Every drill below has its own page with the full set-up, step-by-step instructions, coaching points and progressions.
- Finishing From Cut-Backs — finishing drill, 20 min, Under 8 to Adults
- Crossing & Finishing — crossing drill, 20 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Free Kick & Dead Ball Practice — set pieces drill, 15 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Overlap & Cross — crossing drill, 20 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Wide 2v1 Overloads — attacking drill, 18 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Goalkeeper Crosses & Claims — goalkeeping drill, 20 min, Under 11 to Adults
- Wide Take-On To Cross — dribbling drill, 18 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Cut-Back Finishing — finishing drill, 16 min, Under 8 to Adults
- Wide Delivery Practice — crossing drill, 15 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Overlap And Cross — crossing drill, 16 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Early Cross Practice — crossing drill, 14 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Attack v Defend The Box — crossing drill, 18 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Attacking Header Finishing — heading drill, 14 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Attacking Crossing Game — attacking drill, 20 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Free Kick Delivery Practice — set pieces drill, 16 min, Under 11 to Adults
- Wide Channel Game — small-sided games drill, 20 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Crosses And Claims — goalkeeping drill, 16 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Wide Overlap Attack — attacking drill, 16 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Side Lane Carry — dribbling drill, 12 min, Under 7 to Adults
- Wide Lane Receive — receiving drill, 16 min, Under 8 to Adults
- Corner Box Finish — shooting drill, 15 min, Under 8 to Under 15
- Cross Fire Finish — shooting drill, 16 min, Under 9 to Under 16
- Width to Goal — shooting drill, 16 min, Under 9 to Under 16
- Back Post Burst — shooting drill, 15 min, Under 10 to Under 16
- Corner Rebound Finish — finishing drill, 16 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Wing To Net — finishing drill, 15 min, Under 8 to Adults
- Near Post Dash — finishing drill, 15 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Front Post Flick — finishing drill, 14 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Loose Side Finish — finishing drill, 15 min, Under 7 to Adults
- Wing Burst Crosses — crossing drill, 15 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Box Edge Delivery — crossing drill, 12 min, Under 11 to Adults
- Byline Cut-Backs — crossing drill, 14 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Touchline Tempos — crossing drill, 16 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Corner Lane Crosses — crossing drill, 10 min, Under 11 to Adults
- Wide Wave Attack — crossing drill, 18 min, Under 8 to Adults
- Switch and Serve — crossing drill, 15 min, Under 10 to Adults
- First-Time Flanks — crossing drill, 12 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Far-Post Finishers — crossing drill, 15 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Driven Cross Relay — crossing drill, 10 min, Under 8 to Adults
- Wing Pair Links — crossing drill, 14 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Cross and Counter — crossing drill, 18 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Corner to Chaos — crossing drill, 12 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Three-Lane Serve — crossing drill, 15 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Endline Express — crossing drill, 10 min, Under 8 to Adults
- Flank Finish Grid — crossing drill, 20 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Wide Channel Duel — crossing drill, 13 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Late Run Serve — crossing drill, 14 min, Under 11 to Adults
- Back Post Bounce — crossing drill, 12 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Pivot and Cross — crossing drill, 15 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Crowded Box Crosses — crossing drill, 18 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Angle of Attack — crossing drill, 11 min, Under 8 to Adults
- Outer Edge Finish — crossing drill, 14 min, Under 11 to Adults
- Triangle Delivery — crossing drill, 13 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Back-Post Bank — heading drill, 15 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Top Corner Aim — heading drill, 15 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Loop and Leap — heading drill, 14 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Wide Pinball — heading drill, 16 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Back Door Block — defending drill, 14 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Cross And Clear — tackling drill, 18 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Centre To Wide — playing out from the back drill, 15 min, Under 9 to Under 16
- Switch and Strike — transition drill, 18 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Channel Chain — team shape drill, 16 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Wide-to-High — team shape drill, 15 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Wide Free Kick — set pieces drill, 15 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Far Post Find — set pieces drill, 15 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Diagonal Delivery — set pieces drill, 14 min, Under 8 to Adults
- Cross Court Claim — goalkeeping drill, 16 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Wing Whistle — speed & agility drill, 15 min, Under 8 to Under 16
- Wing Run Finish — attacking drill, 15 min, Under 9 to Under 16
- Overlap Lane — attacking drill, 14 min, Under 9 to Under 16
- Cutback Finish — attacking drill, 16 min, Under 9 to Under 16
- Back Post Race — attacking drill, 14 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Overload Cutback Finish — finishing drill, 18 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Underload Cutback Finish — finishing drill, 16 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Two-Touch Cutback Finish — finishing drill, 16 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Tempo Cutback Finish — finishing drill, 16 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Transition Cutback Finish — finishing drill, 18 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Pressure Cutback Finish — finishing drill, 16 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Continuous Cutback Finish — finishing drill, 18 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Rotation Cutback Finish — finishing drill, 18 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Combination Cutback Finish — finishing drill, 16 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Wide Channel Cutback Finish — finishing drill, 16 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Counter Cutback Finish — finishing drill, 18 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Finishing Cutback Finish — finishing drill, 18 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Overload Near Post Glide — finishing drill, 16 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Underload Near Post Glide — finishing drill, 14 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Two-Touch Near Post Glide — finishing drill, 14 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Tempo Near Post Glide — finishing drill, 14 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Transition Near Post Glide — finishing drill, 16 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Pressure Near Post Glide — finishing drill, 14 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Continuous Near Post Glide — finishing drill, 16 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Rotation Near Post Glide — finishing drill, 16 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Combination Near Post Glide — finishing drill, 14 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Wide Channel Near Post Glide — finishing drill, 14 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Counter Near Post Glide — finishing drill, 16 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Finishing Near Post Glide — finishing drill, 16 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Overload Overlap Delivery — crossing drill, 20 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Underload Overlap Delivery — crossing drill, 18 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Two-Touch Overlap Delivery — crossing drill, 18 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Tempo Overlap Delivery — crossing drill, 18 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Transition Overlap Delivery — crossing drill, 20 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Pressure Overlap Delivery — crossing drill, 18 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Continuous Overlap Delivery — crossing drill, 20 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Rotation Overlap Delivery — crossing drill, 20 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Combination Overlap Delivery — crossing drill, 18 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Wide Channel Overlap Delivery — crossing drill, 18 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Counter Overlap Delivery — crossing drill, 20 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Finishing Overlap Delivery — crossing drill, 20 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Overload Double Wide Crossing — crossing drill, 18 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Underload Double Wide Crossing — crossing drill, 16 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Two-Touch Double Wide Crossing — crossing drill, 16 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Tempo Double Wide Crossing — crossing drill, 16 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Transition Double Wide Crossing — crossing drill, 18 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Pressure Double Wide Crossing — crossing drill, 16 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Continuous Double Wide Crossing — crossing drill, 18 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Rotation Double Wide Crossing — crossing drill, 18 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Combination Double Wide Crossing — crossing drill, 16 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Wide Channel Double Wide Crossing — crossing drill, 16 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Counter Double Wide Crossing — crossing drill, 18 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Finishing Double Wide Crossing — crossing drill, 18 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Overload Attacking Header Target — heading drill, 12 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Underload Attacking Header Target — heading drill, 10 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Two-Touch Attacking Header Target — heading drill, 10 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Tempo Attacking Header Target — heading drill, 10 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Transition Attacking Header Target — heading drill, 12 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Pressure Attacking Header Target — heading drill, 10 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Continuous Attacking Header Target — heading drill, 12 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Rotation Attacking Header Target — heading drill, 12 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Combination Attacking Header Target — heading drill, 10 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Wide Channel Attacking Header Target — heading drill, 10 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Counter Attacking Header Target — heading drill, 12 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Finishing Attacking Header Target — heading drill, 12 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Overload Goalkeeper Cross Collection — goalkeeping drill, 16 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Underload Goalkeeper Cross Collection — goalkeeping drill, 14 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Two-Touch Goalkeeper Cross Collection — goalkeeping drill, 14 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Tempo Goalkeeper Cross Collection — goalkeeping drill, 14 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Transition Goalkeeper Cross Collection — goalkeeping drill, 16 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Pressure Goalkeeper Cross Collection — goalkeeping drill, 14 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Continuous Goalkeeper Cross Collection — goalkeeping drill, 16 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Rotation Goalkeeper Cross Collection — goalkeeping drill, 16 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Combination Goalkeeper Cross Collection — goalkeeping drill, 14 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Wide Channel Goalkeeper Cross Collection — goalkeeping drill, 14 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Counter Goalkeeper Cross Collection — goalkeeping drill, 16 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Finishing Goalkeeper Cross Collection — goalkeeping drill, 16 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Overload Two-v-One Wide Attack — attacking drill, 17 min, Under 8 to Adults
- Underload Two-v-One Wide Attack — attacking drill, 15 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Two-Touch Two-v-One Wide Attack — attacking drill, 15 min, Under 8 to Adults
- Tempo Two-v-One Wide Attack — attacking drill, 15 min, Under 8 to Adults
- Transition Two-v-One Wide Attack — attacking drill, 17 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Pressure Two-v-One Wide Attack — attacking drill, 15 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Continuous Two-v-One Wide Attack — attacking drill, 17 min, Under 8 to Adults
- Rotation Two-v-One Wide Attack — attacking drill, 17 min, Under 8 to Adults
- Combination Two-v-One Wide Attack — attacking drill, 15 min, Under 8 to Adults
- Wide Channel Two-v-One Wide Attack — attacking drill, 15 min, Under 8 to Adults
- Counter Two-v-One Wide Attack — attacking drill, 17 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Finishing Two-v-One Wide Attack — attacking drill, 17 min, Under 8 to Adults
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Crossing drill questions coaches ask
How many football crossing drills are there on Football Coach Hub?
There are 156 football crossing drills in the library, each with a setup, coaching points, common mistakes, a progression and a regression so you can run it with mixed abilities.
What equipment do I need for crossing drills?
Most drills need only a ball per player, cones and bibs. You can filter the drill library by the kit you actually have, including mini goals, full goals, poles, ladders and rebound boards.
How long should a crossing practice last?
Ten to fifteen minutes on one technical practice is usually enough before players need a change of picture. Follow it with the same theme inside a small-sided game.
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