BLUE DAY / SIDE CROSSING

Set up: …Pitch 35x30m, balls cones…

Instructions: … Create a small pitch suitable for your players, with a goal on either end. Create three teams of 4 players with a GK in each goal. Two teams play 4v4 while the other become support players on the side of the pitch. Players play a regular 4v4 football match, they must now use the support players to provide crosses for the header. The sup-port players must cross the ball for oncoming players to head. Sup-port players should only use two touch , one to control and set the ball and the second touch to cross. When defending only two players from the defending team are allowed to enter the defensive half. This gives a 4v2 advantage to the attacking team at all times. After 4 minutes rotate teams.

Coaching Points: …
– Encourage players to push the ball wide quickly and get forward to attack three zones (first post, far post and center)
– Coach players to attack the cross and not get in too early. They should time their runs accordingly and make sure all 3 zones are being attacked
– Players providing the cross should be looking to aim for one of the three zones

Fast recovery exercise