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Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Crossing Techniques

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Am-Club: Harrison Youth Soccer Club

Jorge Hernandez

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Jorge Hernandez
Name: Jorge Hernandez
City: Mount Kisco
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

For today's session we will work on wide play. We will practice a lofted/low driven cross for near post and far post crosses. Player's will work on what type of runs to make to goal and work on their finishing when the ball is in the air. Players will be encouraged to volley the ball first time or use different surfaces of their body to control the ball then set up their shot. 

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): reps warm up

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reps warm up (10 mins)

Organization

  • 30x20 field
  • 4 reference cones
  • teams split into different colors
  • spare soccer balls 

Instructions

1. player on one side of cone will start by taking a prep touch then using a crossing technique (lofted/low driven cross)  to get ball to the other side

2. receiving player will attempt to control the ball and take a prep touch to cross ball back to opposite side

3. after a couple of rounds switch to opposite foot

4. make it into a competition first team to make 12 successful cross wins 

 

Coaching Points

-angle of approach off center

-prep touch (touch into space with far foot) 

-head up to identify target 

-planting foot next to ball 

-wrap foot around the ball and select surfaced

-loft cross (hit middle bottom part of the ball)

-low driven cross (middle  part of ball using laces)

-weight of cross

-game speed

Progressions

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Quick Crossing

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Quick Crossing (15 mins)

Organization

-30x20 

-2 gates 

1 tall cone

-spare soccer balls 

 

Instructions

1. Player A will dribble to tall cone and perform a 1v1 skill move then after a touch player will cross the ball

2. Player B will receive the ball and perform the same action now crossing the ball to next player in line A

3. demonstrate different types of cross

4. have players use both feet

 

Coaching Points

-head up to identify open space

-execution of 1v1 skill move 

-angle of approach (off center)

-prep touch to set up cross

-head up to observe target

-planting foot next to the ball

-foot surface based on crossing technique 

-receive ball with different surfaces of  the body

-quality first touch

-speed of play 

 

 

Progressions

-Player A will wip in cross now, but now player B must bring ball down and with limited touches score in pug goal

-Switch crossers and receivers

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): crossing with pressure

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crossing with pressure (20 mins)

Organization

  • half a field with 1 big goal
  • 2 GK
  • split players into 2 teams in 2 colors
  • 2 wide channels
  • spare soccer ball

Instructions

 

1.  Player A will pass to player B who will receive on their back foot

2. Player B will play a through ball to player C

3. Player A and B will make runs to the box

4. Player C will take a touch forward then cross the ball to either B or A to finish

5. opposite group will go the opposite way

 

Coaching Points

-quality of first touch

-timing of run

-timing of cross

-bend your run (far post)

-driven cross for near post

-lofted cross for far post 

-crossing technique

-angle of center

-prep touch

-planting foot

-surface of foot

-speed of play

Progressions

-add another defender to go 2v2 to opposite goal

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Scrimmage

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Scrimmage (30 mins)

Organization

field size 20x25

2 pugs or 4 pugs with goals with GK

spare balls

 

Instructions

- team must set themselves with 3 lines of attack defense- midfield- forward

-observe game and let players make decisions

-if necessary step in and guide players on when to dribble, pass or shoot

-most importantly naturally enforce topic that was practiced on today's session

 

 

Coaching Points:

-communication

-reinforce knowledge of game rules (restarts and game related topics)

-enforce what was practiced on the session

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