Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Crossing

Attacking Crosses (15 mins)

Attacking Crosses

One at a time a player on one side of the outside areas will run up the pitch and put crosses into the box. The players in the middle area will then attack the ball and try to score from the cross. Once it has come from one side the player on the other side will then go. That player will do the same thing but from their area. The players crossing the ball will take turns to dribble up the pitch with the ball then cross it into the box.

Crossing Opposed (25 mins)

Crossing Opposed

Now it's attack vs defence but crossing the ball into the box. Like before the two outside players will put crosses into the box one at a time and the other one will be there to get the ball and get a shot off if no one wins it in the box.

If the attacking team score from a cross they get 2 points but if the defenders work the ball to halfway without losing it they get a point. If the defenders lose it working the ball to halfway the attackers are allowed to score without it going to the outside area. This will only give the attackers 1 point if it doesn't go to one of the outside areas. If it goes to an outside area before scoring they'll get 2 points for the goal.