Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Crossing and Finishing Session

Crossing and Finishing Technical Warm Up (20 mins)

Passing and Crossing Pattern

Sort players out in short lines as shown in multiple grids depending on amount of players and should bee 16 to 20 per grid.

Player A passes to player B who give it back to player A on a Wall Pass and player C receives with a good first touch and quickly finds player D who receives the ball and dribbles into grid to deliver the ball either driven or cross to player B who times and bends their run to space. Player B can finish by heading or vollley or ball on the ground in goal and take the position of player C.

Player A goes to B and B goes to C and C goes to D and D goes to A.

Go one way until player feel comfortable and then change direction. To speed up you can have next player A start the next rotation when the ball is moving towards D. Can add Wall Pass from D as well as Overlap.

Coaching Points

- Weight of Pass

- First Touch

- Verbal and Visual cues

- Timing of Run and Patience

- Cross and technique

Crossing and Finishing Expanded Small Sided (20 mins)

Set up Goal to counter goals and use GK in the goal and if another GK is available they can be used as the target and supporting player. 6 v 6 or 7 v 7 with target who will also play as a supporting player for the attacking team.

Focus on patience and creating scoring chances by playing. How effective is the cross or driven pass accross the goal.

Coaching Points

Crossing Technique

Timing of Runs

Type of Runs

Possession and First Touch

Finishing on volley

Technique of Shot