1 - Function - Attacking From Crosses

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FUNCTION

ATTACKING FROM CROSSES

Designed to develop theunderstanding of a unit suchas strikers and midfieldplayers on their responsibilityto attack crosses delivered

with pace and into dangerousareas.

How to coach the team onprimary, secondary and

fringe players engaging allplayer in the unit

Path of the player

Create the Opportunity tocro the ball

!eli"ery #etho$

Pri#e Tar%et Area

En$ Pro$uct


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FUNCTIONFINIS&ING FROM CROSSES

Set up

Defending Xs GK !"!# $%&'ttacking (s ) * #!!" $%&

Or%aniation

)he target player $)& can be used forboth teams to recycle the ball andkeep the game flowing, the defendingteam can score by passing to thetarget player.

'rea coned off " yards outside farpost to eliminate +ight ack

-et up in the middle # of the pitchto attack the final third straight away

/oaching position near (0

-et up a 1rime )arget 'rea $1)'&

The Start Point No'

(" 2 ( complete a take in midfieldbut on the left side to draw defenders

( passes 3uickly to (0 wide.

(0 creates space to receive and turn

GK

O()' )* +, )-

+.

). ), O- +*

O-

)( +'

PTA


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FUNCTIONFINIS&NG FROM CROSSES

Picture/Scenario No'

Early 0all in 0ehin$

$efen$er(0 receives the ball and immediately

crosses the ball behind X# 2 X"before X can recover.

Coach the Follo1in%

Pri#ary Player

How (0 creates space to receivethe ball

How (0 e4ecutes a low curlingpass behind X# 2 X" whicheliminates the keeper.

Secon$ary Player

How (5 2 (% move off theshoulder to attacking positions.

6ront and far post runs acrossdefenders to e4ecute an endproduct

Frin%e Player

(" -upport with ( Holding role

GK

O()' )* +, )-

+.

). ), +*

O-

)( +'

PTA


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Picture/Scenario No*

!eli"ery fro# the 1i$e player

(0 receives the ball takes on X andcrosses the ball.

Coach the Follo1in%

Pri#ary Player

How (0 beats X

How (0 e4ecutes a cross into the1)' with pace and 7ust aboveknee height.

Secon$ary Player

How (5 2 (% move off theshoulder to attacking positions

e4ecuting a cross over. (% attacks near post

(5 attacks far post

Frin%e Player

(" -upports and ( Holds

GK

O()' )* +, )- +.

). ),

+*

O-

)( +'

PTA


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Picture/Scenario No-

Cro fro# et to O'

(0 receives the ball takes X into thecorner and sets o# fro the cross

Coach the Follo1in%

#. How (0 takes X away

". How (# e4ecutes a cross into the

1)' with pace and 7ust aboveknee height.

. How the cross beats the firstdefender X5

0. How (5 2 (% reshape ready toattack the cross

5. (% attacks near post%. (5 attacks far post

8. 9nd product

:. (" -upport

;. ( Holds

GK

O()' )* +, )- +.

),

). +'

+* )(

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FUNCTION

FINISHING FROMCROSSES

Confirmation or Learning

Do the players n!erstan! ?

1. How to deliver a quality cross intothe PTA?

2. How to create move to move andconfuse defenders?

3. How to work as unit to attack

varyin areas in the PTA?!. "nderstand how you must kee#

cover and $alance?

Ha"e yo the Coa#h

%elected the riht #layers to e&ecutequality crosses?

Provided the riht technical information

for attackers to achieve successin the session?

'oaches #rimary( secondary and frine#layers?

'orrected faults??????

Planned variation of scenarios?

Mo#ent of Reflection

The attac2 i only a %oo$a the cro

3ou houl$ enure that the1i$e player are capable of$eli"erin% a 4uality cro

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1 - Function - Attacking From Crosses