Crossing drills for U9-U10

Inside or outside is decided by the defender, not by preference. If he shows you outside, the underlap is the run he cannot see.

Young players cannot cross and are not allowed to head. So teach the version that works: beat the full-back, reach the byline, and roll it back low.

Carry to the byline, head up, and deliver into the space between keeper and defenders. Two runners attack it, one at the spot, one at the back post.

Low and hard across the six-yard box only needs a touch to become a goal, and it takes the keeper out of the decision entirely.

From the same byline position there are two deliveries. The cutback converts far better, because everyone defending it is facing the wrong way.

Two against one is only an overload if the defender has to choose. If he can cover both, you have a 1v1 and a spectator.

Waiting for the byline is a habit, not a rule. A line that has pushed up and not yet dropped is the moment to cross early.