Crossing & Shooting drill A player stands at each cone, the player at the tip of the triangle starts with the ball. The ball is played into the two forwards (edge of area) either to the left or the right, The player who recieves the ball shifts the ball out of their feet and plays a forward pass into the corner for a fellow player to run onto and make a cross into the box Once the player has made this long pass, both forward players make a dash into the box and attempt a shot on goal from the resulting cross Progression Introduce defenders to shadow forwards and to defend cross.
Ensure firm accurate passing, high intensity in movement and execution of drill and communication
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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