Crossing drills for U9-U10

Control and finish. Time the run to the spot, take a clean first touch to set the ball, and finish composed, before adding the first-time volley.

Create and exploit a 2v1 in wide areas. Winger: draw the defender in before releasing the overlap. Fullback: time the run to arrive in behind. Striker: attack the back post late and finish the delivery.

Deliver quality crosses from the byline and time runs into the box: near post, penalty spot, and far post arriving as the ball does.

Groove the cutback and late run. Pull it back to the edge, and the midfielder times the run to arrive and strike into the mini-goal.

Deliver every cross into the zone. Drive to the byline and whip an accurate, well-weighted cross into the marked target area.

Slalom the poles, get to the byline and whip it in. Close control through the poles, drive to the byline and deliver for the striker to finish first-time.

Groove the early cross and run. Whip it in early and accurately; the striker times the gamble to attack it and finish into the mini-goal.

Whip the out-swinger onto the spot and finish into the mini-goal. Curl it away, drop it onto the spot, and time the run to finish first-time.

Whip it away from the keeper onto the spot, and volley it in. The out-swinger drops away from the goalkeeper, and the striker times his run to attack it and finish first-time.

Deliver and redirect. The crosser drives an accurate ball from the standing position; the striker times the run and finishes first time into the mini-goal.

Whip it low and attack the near post. The winger drives a firm low cross across the six-yard area; the striker times his run to meet it first time.

Overlap, cross and finish into the mini-goal. Hold to make the space, release the overlapping full-back, drive on, cross, and the striker finishes.

Sharp feet through the rings, then a quality cross. Explode onto the ball, get to the byline, and whip an accurate ball to the back post.

Groove the delivery. From the byline, strike a low, flat ball across the face, and time the near-post run to sweep it in.

Score from a low driven cross. Get to the byline, drive the ball low and hard across the face of goal, and attack the near post to sweep it in first time.

Beat the full-back 1v1 and cross. Take him on with a change of pace to reach the byline, keep the cross away from the keeper, and deliver for the striker to finish.

Deliver and finish a near-post cross. Whip a low, driven ball across the face, attack the near post with a late run, and glance it across the keeper with a small deflection.

Break a defence with an underlap and cut-back. Fix the defender with the ball, release the inside run into the half-space, drive to the edge, and cut it back for a runner to finish.