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

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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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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