Soccer Exercise
Through Ball and Crosses
- 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: Two poles and cones mark the positions, two dummies represent opponents.
Equipment: 2 poles, 2 dummies, cones, several balls and 1 full-size goal.
Players: Players A to D plus a goalkeeper.
Procedure
- Player A passes to Player B, who moves towards the ball.
- Player B lays the ball off back to Player A, who plays a lofted ball to Player C, who is running towards the goal line.
- Player C crosses the ball to Players B and D, who cross their running paths before the delivery.
- The drill is then carried out down the other side.
Note: After each run-through the positions change — A to B, B to C, C to D and D to A with a ball.
Tip
- Before the cross Player B drops away to the far side in order to run in diagonally.
- Only run into the penalty area with the cross or shortly before it.
- Player B plays the lay-off with the foot furthest from the opponent.
- Shortly before the pass from Player A, Player B breaks away explosively from the dummy.
Training attributes
Technique
- Technique
- Trapping Passing Shot technique/shooting Goalkeeping techniques
Tactics
- Tactics
- Wing play/Crossing Transitional play (shifting the game) Games plays
Training Organization
- Age
- U14 - U19 Men's / Women's
- Duration
- 25 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 Team training
- Exercise level
- Easy
- Spatial Behavior
- Half-field
- Training Location
- Pitch