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Good build up play will allow wingers to exploit width, putting them in a position to get the ball into the box for your forwards to attack. This session shows your players how to turn these opportunities into goals by getting players on the end of crosses. MORE
In a small sided game, goals scored from good combination play on the wings count double. Set up your pitch to be wider than normal in order to encourage use of the space on the wings. MORE
With so many goals scored from crosses it is vital that your players have the ability to create and finish crossing opportunities. MORE
Lots of goalscoring chances are created from dangerous crosses into the opponent’s penalty area, so it is important to teach your players the technique of how to deliver such crosses. MORE
Creating opportunities to cross the ball into the penalty area will often result in scoring goals. Don’t miss out on this key method to win matches. MORE
Delivering accurate crosses from wide areas is a key part of any side’s attacking arsenal, and the better your players become at it, the more effective your team will be at creating goal-scoring opportunities. MORE
Improves passing, crossing and finishing with this game that gives players plenty to think about MORE
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This is a complex drill to help players develop three different kinds of cross. MORE
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To play like Manchester United you need to attack at speed and use wingers to devastating effect. Use this drill to create a potent attacking force that piles on the pressure in the box
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You often find with young football teams that the defenders are drawn forward when they are on the attack, leaving space behind them for your team to exploit. An early cross is the best way to do it, says Dave Clarke. MORE
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When you are preparing for matches make sure you practice crossing and finishing during training so that the crossers of the ball are playing to your strengths not your weaknesses. MORE
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Scoring from crosses is something every team needs to practise. Rather than just a "hit and hope", successful crosses involve skill, timing and teamwork. MORE
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This game encourages players to cross accurately and quickly like Leighton Baines or Patrice Evra. When they receive the ball on the wing, they will put in a great first-time cross to catch out a retreating defense. Set-up Create an area of 40×40 yards with 10×10-yard boxes in two opposite corners. We’ve used 11... MORE
We won our latest match 2-0. It was a tight game and on the balance of play you wouldn’t have been able to call a winner. But we won. The winning difference was that when it came to playing the important balls – crosses or through balls – my players had the greater instinct to... MORE
I turned up very early to my U10s match at the weekend because I wanted to catch some of the other games being played at our club. In the time it took me to order a coffee and start drinking the opposition had put two goals in against one of our teams. Both goals were... MORE
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Hitting the ball on the run was one of David Beckham’s biggest assets at Real Madrid. Use this activity to improve the crossing of your players Why use it At Real Madrid Beckham’s ability to cross the ball on the run made life difficult for the opposition defenders. This is one of the harder skills... MORE
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When you are preparing for matches make sure you organise some crossing and finishing drills during training so that the crossers of the ball are playing to your strengths not your weaknesses. It is very important for you as a coach to play to your strengths. Incorporate into your training sessions a 10-minute quick-break soccer... MORE
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Arriving in the box in the right place at the right time is a particular strength of the world’s top strikers and attacking midfielders. Use the following soccer coaching tips and drills to get your players to turn crosses into goals and add to the potency of your team’s attack. During the soccer drill get... MORE
When you are preparing your players to work on their crossing skills, you can get them warmed up first using the following soccer drill. Soccer drill tips Mark out a five yard x 10 yard area. The players have to make a touch to the side, then pass through the middle of the cones at... MORE
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Follow on from coaching basic crossing technique drills and put your players’ skills into a match-practice situation. Key soccer coaching tip: move the ball first The technique you need to teach your players for long kicking starts with them pushing the ball to the side, slightly in front of the body. In soccer training drills... MORE
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Playing to your strengths is a vital skill when you’re a soccer coach. You know your players and what they can do better than anyone. Add this soccer drill to your training session to get your wingers using high and low crosses, identifying their team mates’ strengths. If you watch soccer from all over the... MORE
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In this drill, players have a decision to make – they must choose whether to shoot or cross, if sent wide. The build-up is unopposed and involves combinations of play between four players. How to set it up In a 40 yards by 30 yards playing area, you need four cones, a goal, four... MORE
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Scoring from crosses is something every team needs to practice. Rather than just a “hit and hope”, successful crosses involve skill, timing and teamwork. A cross is like an accurate long pass – it needs to be aimed at a specific area. The end focus of this session is the timing of a run and... MORE
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If you want your players to hone their crossing skills, try this non-stop game aimed at helping them get the ball into the box at the right time. Why use it The session is a good workout to help teams experiment with angles and different heights of playing a ball into the box from... MORE
