Crossing Drills

Wide play stretches defenses and creates chances. These crossing drills train wingers and fullbacks to deliver quality balls from wide areas - and attackers to time their runs and finish them. Work on early crosses, cutbacks and attacking the near and far post.

10 drills
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4v4 With 5 Goals Inside the 18

4v4 With 5 Goals Inside the 18 is a soccer finishing drill for U11–U16 that crams every box skill into one chaotic game: crosses, headers, volleys, near- and far-post runs, and composure in traffic.

25 min10+ playersU11–U16
hard

Attacking the End Line Crossing Game

The Attacking the End Line Crossing Game is a soccer crossing drill for U12–U16 that isolates wide players in their own channel and makes their delivery the only way to score.

25 min14 playersU12–U16
medium

Flighted Balls in the 18

Flighted Balls in the 18 is a soccer finishing drill that puts three key skills together: the chipped serve, the aerial first touch, and the shot.

20 min7+ playersU11–U16
medium

Defensive Overlapping Drill

The Defensive Overlapping Drill is a pattern-play exercise that gets fullbacks running forward into the attack.

20 min5+ playersU11–U16
hard

Cross and Finish Under Pressure

Cross and Finish Under Pressure recreates the game's real crossing picture: a winger racing a recovering defender to the ball, and a striker finishing with a marker on their back.

25 min8+ playersU12–U16
hard

Winger Taking On the Outside Fullback

Wingers win games by beating their fullback, and this soccer attacking drill for U12–U16 players isolates exactly that duel.

25 min14 playersU12–U16
hard

Crossing, Finishing, and Shooting Drill

This soccer crossing drill for U11–U16 teams trains the full package: the delivery, the runs, and the finish.

25 min10+ playersU11–U16
hard

Combination Play with Crossing and Finishing

This crossing and finishing drill packs a full attacking move into one repeatable pattern: a short build-up, a ball released into the corner, and two forwards arriving at the posts on time.

20 min6+ playersU12–U16
medium

Crossing and Finishing Drill

Goals from crosses come down to two things: the quality of the delivery and the timing of the runs.

20 min10+ playersU11–U16
hard

Combination Crossing Drill

This soccer crossing drill chains a dummy, a one-touch layoff, a first-time cross, and timed runs to the near and far post into one flowing pattern.

25 min12+ playersU12–U16