Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Connah's Quay Nomads Women - Winger ( Individualized )

Winger - Crossing

Game Model 

- Confidence to take the ball

- Decision making to play through, around, over 

Organization

- 2 Wingers, 2 GK, 4 Blue, 4 Red

- X4 Blocks, 3 Minutes 

- Rotate each block working with either winger 

- When wingers are in shaded area they are unopposed ( 5 Seconds time constraint to deliver the ball ) 

Coaching:

- 4v4 in the middle with 2 GK

- Players in the middle are only allowed 3 touches to increase the tempo

- Wingers are on the outside in shaded areas 

- Both wingers are neutral 

- No attackers or defenders can enter the wingers areas ( Until Progression )

Keep the game as real as possible 

Coaching Focus/Con currant feedback 

Aims

- Encourage wingers to look up before crossing to asses where strikers are going to run. 

- Aims for wingers to hit front space, cut back or back post ( Reference points using spots )

- Strikers must time their movements and make sure each move into different these areas 

- Wingers have reference points to hit and strikers must get there when team in possession

Progressions 

( Block 4 ) Closest player from team out of possession can role out into wide area to create 1v1 situation for full back

Wingers Crossing Detail 

Types: 

- Whipped Cross

- Driven 

- Lofted 

- Pull Back 

Technique:

- Wrap foot around the ball using side of your foot

- Using laces to strike through the ball 

- Using side of the foot and strike across but under the ball 

- Looking up before crossing and using side of the foot to pull the ball back 

Decision Making: 

- Identifying where the space is and where player is before delivering the ball 

Incentive For Wide Players:

- Wide players have 10 points if they use weaker foot to cross 

Management

- High repetitions so its important to have balls ready for the flow of the session

- Use con currant feedback to wingers to prevent stopping the session and letting it flow 

- Use of concurrent feedback to drive competition between the players. 

- Walk throughs and demonstrations to give players understanding of what we are doing
- Keeping the session at match tempo for realism