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Soccer: Passing wide to cross and finish

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DESCRIPTION

Set up:

Cone off an area 2 areas: Width 44 yards length 20 yards one above the other. At each side of one area have an extra square of 5 yards.

Set up a 2 goals, one at the top of the areas and one at the bottom.

Red team players: GK, 2 Defenders in the bottom area, 2 Attackers in the top area and 2 wingers, one in each 5 yard square.

Blue team players: GK, 2 Defenders in top area, 2 Attackers in bottom area.

Description:

Red team start with the ball.

Passes:

GK -> Defender (or straight to winger) -> winger

Winger crosses to one of the Attacking players who can either pass the ball to the other Attacker or take a shot.

If Blue team win the ball then they can go for goal although they don't have the same wide options.

COACHING POINTS

You can allow a Defender or winger to move in to the Attacker's box to create a 3 vs 2 overload

Red Attacker who has been passed the ball may pull back and let other Attacker have a shot at goal.

1 striker can look to make near post run, get across Defender
Other striker pull out to give Defender a problem!

Look again at type of cross (pace across face, pull back or chipped to far post)

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OFTEN USED WITH...

Get through the grid to cross:

4 attacking players keep switching the ball (each transfer has to go via both link players).

Only one defender is only allowed to go out and defend when the attackers have received the ball.

If the attacking team switch the ball the defender has to pass the ball to the other defender who has to stop the ball before then being allowed to defend against the wing player.

The aim is for one of the wingers to dribble the ball through the grid on the side line and then cross the ball to the opposite winger coming in.

Crossing and Finishing

Pass Wide, Cross and Attacking Header:

Players line up in 3 queues, with the ball starting with player 1.

Player 1 makes a 1-2 pass with player 2 before passing the ball down the line for player 3 to run onto.

Player 3 times their run to meet the pass and gets the ball under control before swinging a cross into the box for the players 1 and 2 to run onto and head into the goal.

Heading

Decision-making and creating the overlap:

The player stood on the half-way line passes to the player up field and then runs in to create an overlapping run.

The player on the ball can choose to:

Take on their defender.
Pass to the supporting striker.
Pass to the overlapping player.

The attackers should play out the drill and try to score.

Crossing and Finishing

Play ball wide:

Player 1 playes the ball to player 2 to draw the defender player 2 passes the ball back to player 1 when the defender comes close to player 1 player 1 passes the ball wide to player 3 who runs down the wing and crosses the ball into the box either to the near or far post depending on where the defender moves to.

Crossing and Finishing

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