Soccer Exercise
Game | Crossing Zones
- Age U14 - U19, Men's / Women's
- Training Set Main point
- Number of Players 10-15 players
Setup
Pitch: Cones mark the crossing zones; two goals stand at the ends.
Equipment: 2 goals, cones and several balls.
Players: Two teams of five or six players each plus goalkeepers.
Procedure
- The game is played free with crossing zones.
- Outside the crossing zones only ground passes are played.
- From the crossing zone crossing is allowed and encouraged.
- Players who enter the crossing zone may not be challenged.
Tip
- On deliveries, make runs to the near post and the far post as well as into the pull-back area.
- Before deliveries drop away to the far side in order to be able to run in diagonally.
- Even though players in the crossing zone may not be challenged, the cross is played quickly and out of the run.
Training attributes
Technique
- Technique
- Passing
Tactics
- Tactics
- Wing play/Crossing Transitional play (shifting the game)
Training Organization
- Age
- U14 - U19 Men's / Women's
- Duration
- 20 min
- Training Set
- Main point
- Number of Players
- 10-15 players
- Goalkeeper
- 2 goalies 3 goalies 3+ goalies
- Form of Training
- Group training
- Exercise level
- Easy