Combine to pass the ball wide and cross
Wide players to get their heads up prior to crossing and look to hit one definite space - near post with whip and pace. If a defender is defending, cross where they aren't defending!
Far post with height
Pull back to the edge of the area
Strikers to communicate and use the discs as markers to time and angle and time their runs for the cross.
One striker must go near post, using the far post disc as their marker.
One striker to go far post, using the near post disc as their marker
Midfield player to take the edge of the area position for a pull back or knock down or to maybe attack the middle, between the strikers with a timed late run
Strikers / midfield to react to any miss hit shots / headers, poor crosses or knock downs. Try and score
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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