Wing Play / Crossing VI

One winger A and two strikers I and J are positioned side by side on the field as shown in the diagram. The balls are with striker I. A goalkeeper is in the goal. As a positioning guide, 3 cones can be placed at the players' starting positions.

The centrally positioned striker I starts the exercise with a square pass into the run of striker J (1) and then makes an overlapping run past J. Striker J plays the ball across to the right into the run of A (2) and then makes an overlapping run past A. A now passes the ball back to the left into the running path of player I moving toward the centre (3) and makes an overlapping run past I. Now I passes into the run of J (4), who plays the ball directly diagonally into the running path of A (5). A should reach the ball at the level of the 6-yard box and to the side of the penalty area, and cross on the run into the penalty area so that the ball arrives approximately 4-11 metres from the goal (6). The two players I + J make crossing runs and try to finish the cross.