How to coach an Effective cross!
It is broken down into two areas...
The crosser...
and
The Attack.
So what must I coach?
Work with the Crosser first...
1. Set up a wide channel in your practice where the crosser is unopposed. This will give time to the player to work on their technical detail. You can always add pressure as a progression later on.
2. As the ball is played into the channel, the crosser needs to decide whether they will run with the ball or dribble with the ball?
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3. There are five areas where the cross will come from: Wide, Narrow, Angled, bye-line and cut back. |
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4. Where and when does the crosser decides which areas to drive into will depend on a couple of factors:
a, Where is the space to run into?
b, Can I create space?
c, Can I beat the defender in a 1v1?
5.Now we must coach the crosser what to look for before they cross the ball:
a, Where are my Attackers? Have they timed their runs?
b, Where are the opposition defenders? Are they holding the high line or are they drop low?
c, Where is the GK? Have they dropped onto their line or are they hold a high aggressive line?
6. Once the crosser has analysed the above information they are now in a stronger position where and how to deliver the ball.
a, In/Out swinging
b, Flat driven
c, lofted
d, Driven across the face
e, Chipped in
Now to work on the areas...
6 yard line
18 yard line
Penalty spot
Front/back post
Working with the attacking team...
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Working with the first line of attackers... 1. Timing of the attackers runs are absolutely crucial now. You will want the Attackers to arrive in time to meet the ball. a, This will mark it much harder to mark b, Attackers to disguise their runs c, Ensure that your primary forward line are on the diagonal e, Never let you players drift in front of the front post as this will make it very hard to have a scoring opportunity. Working with your secondary line of attackers... These will mainly be the MFs that will be on the edge of the box. a, Their job is to provide a strong wall with minimum gaps to keep the ball within the 18y box. b, these players will need to move and slide as does your defenders do to reduce the gaps. c, If the ball does pop out to your secondary attackers, coach them on long range shots. d, If long range shot is in your tactical plan you then need to coach your defenders to "tactically move" and create the shooting channels for the secondary, edge of the box, players to have the greatest scoring chance.
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