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LOGINCrossing routines
Improve your team’s deliveries from out wide, the timing of runs into the box and the quality of players’ finishing.
WHY USE IT
Support players to score goals from crosses or rebounds, with a structured crossing play for them to experiment with in an unopposed setting.
SET UP
You need balls, bibs, cones or poles, and a goal. Use the penalty area of your usual pitch/field. You need teams of four and one goalkeeper.
HOW TO PLAY
To start, Player C passes to Player D and then makes an overlapping run. Players A and B begin their runs into the box, in between the poles. Player D then passes the ball down the line for Player C to run on to. After the pass, Player D makes a run into the box. At the same time, Players A and B should be arriving at the pole gate. Player C then crosses the ball to Players A and B, who have made their runs to the back post. Player D is coming in around the penalty spot for any service that is pulled back. As soon as the ball goes dead, the next group of four go.
COACHING POINTS
- We want players to focus on the timing of their runs, passing technique, the speed of play and the quality of the final ball into the area.
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