Soccer CROSSING Drill *Advanced* by Online Soccer Academy

Soccer Crossing Drill to increase your GOALS & ASSISTS? Learn How and Why the Best Pros Cross the Soccer Ball Early!
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The timing of when you cross a ball is very important. If you wait to long your teammates will have miss timed their runs and we don't want that!
Equipment Needed:
You will need a few balls, a goal, a partner and a lot of cones of two different colors. If you don't have a lot of the equipment then make due the best you can with what you have.
Key Points:
1. Cross the ball early! Once you accelerate past your defender get your head up, see the space and cross the ball into it. Most players take a 2nd or 3rd touch here prior to crossing. This causes the space between the defenders and the goalie to decrease giving your forwards less space to run into. This decreases the chances of you getting an assist and your team scoring.
2. Cross the ball on the ground or in air but have bend on it. By making it bend it keeps the ball from going straight at the goalie.
3. Cross the ball behind defenders. We want defenders chasing your forwards! When a defender is chasing a forward towards their own goal that is not a position they want to be in. If you cross the ball in front of the defenders when they are goal side on your forward it's more easy for them to defend and run on to it.
Here is an example of David Beckham doing this in a game - • David Beckham crazy pa...
4. A forward running onto a ball has a better chance of scoring because they have momentum behind them. If you play the ball behind the forward and they have to back up for it, they won't have forward momentum and this causes them to not get a shot off with power.
Time for the exercise. With your partner have one of you be forward and one of you be the crosser. Do 5-10 reps then switch with your partner. Repeat and do this unit you feel you are mastering it. If you don't have a partner then be the crosser and just imagine you have forwards running into space. Do the best you can with what you have around.
What Player Could Be Doing Wrong:
Some things that could be going wrong. If the ball you are crossing is going towards the goalie then you are not curving it. Make sure to bend the ball when crossing.
For tips on bending watch our OSA video titled "How to Bend a Soccer Ball" - • How To Bend a Soccer B...
If you are playing your cross behind your forwards then you are trying to cross the ball to them. Don't cross the ball to the forwards at their feet, cross the ball into the space in front of them and let them run on to it.
Bonus Tips!
For tips on dribbling like a winger watch our OSA video titled "How to Dribble like a Winger" - • How to Dribble like a ...
There are many different times during a game on when to cross it. This is just one time and one idea. Don't think this is the only time to cross the ball in a game. Do what the game shows you. If it's on to cross early, cross early. If your forwards aren't in position then take another touch. You make the choice when you are on the field.
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