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Equipment, Setup & Instructions
Equipment
- Full-sized or modified goals
- Goalkeepers or substitutes
- Cones to mark the playing area and channels
- Soccer balls
Setup
- Area: 60x40 yard area marked with cones, including two 10-yard wide channels on the flanks.
- Goals: One full-sized or modified goal centred on each of the two end lines.
- Team Red: 2 red outfield players, one positioned in the right flank channel and one starting centrally in their own half.
- Team Red GK: 1 yellow goalkeeper positioned on the goal line of the red team's goal.
- Team Blue: 2 blue outfield players, one positioned in the left flank channel and one starting centrally in their own half.
- Team Blue GK: 1 yellow goalkeeper positioned on the goal line of the blue team's goal.
- Equipment: Cones marking the 60x40 area boundary and the two 10-yard wide flank channels, two goals, and soccer balls.
Instructions
- Teams keep possession and must pass to a wide player before attempting to score.
- The wide player dribbles into the channel and delivers a cross.
- Other players move to finish the cross.
- Wide players switch with strikers after crossing.
- Rotate roles to ensure all players participate.
Coaching Points
- Deliver crosses with accuracy and execute effectively.
- Communicate with teammates for coordination.
- Decide optimal crossing positions and target areas.
- Time crosses well to coordinate runs into the box.
- Use a good first touch if needed.
- Move purposefully and with good technique.
- Keep your head up to assess passing options.
- Coordinate movement to cover all attacking zones.
- Ensure precision and speed of the pass from flank players.
- Use different types of crosses as needed (lofted, driven, near/far post, pullback).
- Time and coordinate runs from midfielders effectively.
- Maintain good tempo through combination plays.
- Observe and execute technical movements accurately.
Variations
Make it harder:
1. Limit the number of touches flank players can take.
2. Require both flank players to be involved before crossing.
3. Add a floating defender to pressure the wide player.
Make it easier:
1. Allow more time for flank players to deliver crosses.
2. Remove channels and allow open play on flanks.
3. Increase size of channels to give flank players more space.
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