Special Offer

Start 7-Day Free Trial now! Try Free

2v2s attack from the cross

Midfielders need to be versatile and create a variety of chances, strengthen their defending, attacking and wing play to turn them into all round midfielders

Coaching Objectives

A confident midfielder needs to be able to pick up the ball and be creative when moving it forwards to create goal scoring chances.

Drill Setup

  • 20 Mins
  • 10 Players
  • 2 Goals
  • 6 Bibs
  • 40x30 y

What the Players Do

Split your players into four teams of 2 and two goalkeepers. Play starts with the attacking team receiving the ball from the coach. This team then must pass the ball to the crossing team before making…

Crossing The Ball

Different angles of cross and height of the ball make a big difference to where the ball ends up. Get your players crossing from different areas and watch the opposition defence get confused. You’ll get more chances to score

FREE to Watch

You can watch this video by creating a FREE account.

Signup now and watch the video for free.

Create Free Account

Already a member? Please Login

Coaching Objectives

Crossing the ball is a key skill of a winger or wing back. This session is a non-stop session to get teams playing wide and getting crosses into the attackers.

Drill Setup

  • 20 Mins
  • 10 Players
  • 2 Goals
  • 4 Bibs
  • 40x30 y

What the Players Do

For this drill you need an area 40 x 30 yards including a 5 yard crossing zone, 10 players, 2 goals, cones and balls. Play for 20 minutes. Set up with two attackers going against two defenders…

Movement to Cross and Finish

Use this drill to get players to make attacking runs into the wide areas of the pitch and crossing the ball into the penalty area. The accuracy of the crosser is important with more than one target to aim for. Timing of runs are key.

Coaching Objectives

  • Timing of runs into the penalty area
  • Possession team using two touch play
  • Accuracy of crosses
  • Making use of overload situations
  • Speed of wingers and ability to control passes and technique to cross the ball
  • Support play with good position
  • Scan before receiving
  • Be diagonal to the ball
  • Pass into player's runs
  • Receive on the back foot
  • Be open to the play when receiving
  • Vertical passes between the lines

Drill Setup

  • 25 Mins
  • 11 Players
  • 1 Goals
  • 2 yellow 4 blue Bibs
  • Half pitch y

What the Players Do

Set up as shown with a goal and goalkeeper and two boxes on the side of the penalty area. Inside the first box play a 3v3 plus two neutral players who are two-touch and play for the team in possession…