Cross & Finish | Sharpen Your Scoring with Nonstop Attacks

Overview

• This drill is built for U15 through top-level players.
• It demands sharp crossing and quick finishing decisions, so it fits middle-school age and up, once players have their basic technique locked in.
• It’s also a great fit when you want to crank up your team’s attacking tempo.

Objectives

• Players learn to build quick through the middle and then switch fast into a wide cross.
• They hit accurate crosses and sharpen their finishing.
• They build the focus and quick decision-making it takes to handle several chances in a short window.
• They learn how much it matters to score before the defense gets set.

Setup

Players build quick through the middle, take a cross from wide, and finish chance after chance.

1）Set players up in the middle and on both flanks. Put 2 attackers and 1 defender in the center, with one crosser on each side.

2）The 2 central attackers combine with one- and two-touch play, then quickly open their body up toward goal.

3）From there, they make their run wide and take a cross from each crosser.

4）They finish the delivery with a shot (or a header).

5）Right after that first shot, the attackers react to a cross from the opposite side and go again.