Soccer Exercise
Small-Sided Game: Crosses into the Space Behind the Defence
- Age U14 - U19, Men's / Women's
- Training Set Main point
- Number of Players 1 - 5 players, 6 - 9 players, 10-15 players
Setup
Pitch: Four dummies represent the defence, cones mark the positions; plus one goal.
Equipment: 4 dummies, cones, 1 goal and several balls.
Players: Players A, B and C plus a goalkeeper.
Procedure
- Player A passes to Player B.
- Player B lays the ball off back to Player A.
- Player A plays a pass to Player C.
- Player C crosses into the space behind the defence.
- Players A and B run in behind and finish.
Tip
- After the lay-off Player B drops away to the far side.
- Play the lay-off with the foot furthest from the opponent.
- Run in behind at speed.
- Watch out for offside.
Training attributes
Tactics
- Tactics
- Wing play/Crossing Team behavior Transitional play (shifting the game) Games plays
Training Organization
- Age
- U14 - U19 Men's / Women's
- Duration
- 20 min
- Training Set
- Main point
- Number of Players
- 1 - 5 players 6 - 9 players 10-15 players 16-22+ players
- Goalkeeper
- 1 goalkeeper 2 goalies
- Form of Training
- Group training
- Exercise level
- Easy
- Spatial Behavior
- Half-field
- Training Location
- Pitch