Post on 06-Jan-2016
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Path of the player
Path of the ball
PSC UK
FUNCTION
ATTACKING FROM CROSSES
•Designed to develop the understanding of a unit such as strikers and midfield players on their responsibility to attack crosses delivered with pace and into dangerous areas.
•How to coach the team on primary, secondary and fringe players engaging all player in the unit
Path of the player
Create the Opportunity to cross the ball
Delivery method
Prime Target Area
End Product
Path of the player
Path of the ball
PSC UK
FUNCTIONFINISHING FROM CROSSES
Set up
Defending Xs GK 3-2-1 (6) Attacking Os T – 1-3-2 (6)
Organisation
•The target player (T) can be used for both teams to recycle the ball and keep the game flowing, the defending team can score by passing to the target player.
•Area coned off 2 yards outside far post to eliminate Right Back
•Set up in the middle 1/3 of the pitch to attack the final third straight away
•Coaching position near O4
•Set up a Prime Target Area (PTA)
The Start Point No1
•O2 & O3 complete a take in midfield but on the left side to draw defenders
•O3 passes quickly to O4 wide.
•O4 creates space to receive and turn
GK
O6 X1 X2 05 X3
04
X4 X5
O3 02
O3
X6 01
PTA
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Path of the ball
PSC UK
FUNCTIONFINISHNG FROM CROSSES
Picture/Scenario No1
Early Ball in Behind defenders
O4 receives the ball and immediately crosses the ball behind X1 & X2 before X3 can recover.
Coach the Following
Primary Player
• How O4 creates space to receive the ball
• How O4 executes a low curling pass behind X1 & X2 which eliminates the keeper.
Secondary Players
• How O5 & O6 move off the shoulder to attacking positions.
• Front and far post runs across defenders to execute an end product
Fringe Players
O2 Support with O3 Holding role
GK
O6 X1 X2 05 X3
04
X4 X5
02
O3
X6 01
PTA
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FUNCTIONFINISHING FROM CROSSES
Picture/Scenario No2
Delivery from the wide player
O4 receives the ball takes on X3 and crosses the ball.
Coach the Following
Primary Player
• How O4 beats X3
• How O4 executes a cross into the PTA with pace and just above knee height.
Secondary Players
• How O5 & O6 move off the shoulder to attacking positions executing a cross over.
• O6 attacks near post
• O5 attacks far post
Fringe Players
O2 Supports and O3 Holds
GK
O6 X1 X2 05 X3 04
X4 X5
02
O3
X6 01
PTA
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FUNCTIONFINISHING FROM CROSSES
Picture/Scenario No3
Cross from set to O1
O4 receives the ball takes X3 into the corner and sets o1 fro the cross
Coach the Following
1. How O4 takes X3 away
2. How O1 executes a cross into the PTA with pace and just above knee height.
3. How the cross beats the first defender X5
4. How O5 & O6 reshape ready to attack the cross
5. O6 attacks near post
6. O5 attacks far post
7. End product
8. O2 Support
9. O3 Holds
GK
O6 X1 X2 05 X3 04
X5
X4 01
02 X6
O3
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FUNCTIONFINISHING FROM
CROSSES
Confirmation or Learning
Do the players understand ?1. How to deliver a quality cross
into the PTA?2. How to create move to move and
confuse defenders?3. How to work as unit to attack
varying areas in the PTA?4. Understand how you must keep
cover and balance?
Have you the CoachSelected the right players to execute
quality crosses?Provided the right technical information
for attackers to achieve success in the session?
Coaches primary, secondary and fringe players?
Corrected faults??????
Planned variation of scenarios?
Moment of Reflection
The attack is only as good as the cross
You should ensure that the wide players are capable of delivering a quality cross