Football/Soccer Session (Advanced): Crossing & Finishing

Warm Up (20 mins)

This crossing warm up is designed to practise a possible combination that could occur in a match. The first player at A makes a pass inside to a central player to recieve the ball played in front of him to run onto and make a cross into the area for the keeper to collect the ball. The outfield player continues his run behind the goal to recieve the ball back from the keeper and drives froward with the ball to the marker (B). Here the player makes a change of direction move and dribbles to the centre cone (C) and passes the ball up to the next player at the start. On passing the ball they now make a run to the central cone (D) to lay off for the next player. On doing this, they return back to the start.

Progression:

1. The exercise is repeated the opposite side to work the left foot.

2. The ball is now cut back to the central player to have a shot at goal

Coaching points:

Treat as a match situation

Good tempo

Good techniques

Drill pt.2 (10 mins)

The progression the drill is we now look to encorporate the full back making an over lapping run and cross into the box. The Cetral player passes out to the wide player who plays it straight up to the striker. The striker then plays the ball into the channel for the overlapping full back to run on too and cross into the box.

Progression: Add an extra defender.

Coaching points:

Timing of run

Quality of pass/cross

Awarness of defenders

Shadow Play (10 mins)

11v7 shadow play. The group of 5 are encoruged to stay centrally and force play out wide. The attacking teams use multible combinations to attack from the wide areas.

Coaching Points:

Movement forward (timing of runs/overlaps)

Build up play (ball back/switch of play)

Movement in front of goal