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FineSoccer Drill 8 These crossing drills are an easy way to combine passing, finishing, defending and conditioning. Set up cones in a semi circle as shown in the diagram below:
The cones start on the end line and stay outside the 18 yard box. All of the players, except the first two players have soccer balls. The first player starts sprinting around the cones and as she gets to the second to last cone, the third person in line passes the ball (on the ground) toward the last cone. When the first player gets around the last cone, she attacked the ball and finished it into the back of the net. When the first player is half way around the semi circle, the second player starts her run. From this point on, as soon as a player passes the ball, she starts making this run around the semi circle. While it might seem like there would be a lot of standing in line, if you can get the players running at a full sprint, by the time they get back in line, it's time for them to go again. The next step is for the ball to be crossed in the air so that the finishes are done either with a volley or header. This drill should be done from both sides and a keeper should be in goal at all times. Ideally, you would have two keepers who are rotating on every 5 shots. Each shooter is responsible for retrieving their own ball and this should give the players an incentive to get all shots on goal (it's more tiring to sprint after a ball that went over the goal then it is to get one out of the back of the net) The next step in this series can be seen on the next page.
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