Crossing football drills, page 3

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.

Deliver, lose the marker and finish. The winger weaves and crosses; the striker peels off the defender and attacks the delivery to finish 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.

Quick and clean in the tight box. Time the run fast, set the body early, and strike the shorter driven cross first time.

Beat the marker to the early ball. Time the gamble to get across him at the far post and attack the whipped cross first.

Get across him and volley it. Attack the spot ahead of the defender, set the body side on, and strike the driven cross first time.

Deliver and finish a driven cross with a first-time volley. Whip the ball firm to the penalty spot, time the run to arrive as it comes, set the body side on, and strike it clean and low.

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.

Groove the timing. Rehearse the overlap, the run to the byline, the delivery and the timed finish before a defender is added.

Create and deliver a cross from a wide 2v1. Fix the defender with the ball, release the overlap to the byline, and deliver a quality cross for a runner to finish.

Groove the overlap. Winger fixes and releases, full-back overlaps and crosses, striker finishes into the mini-goal.

Fix the defender, release the overlap, cross and finish. The winger carries inside, the full-back overlaps and gets to the byline, and the striker finishes the cross.

Groove the cutback and the run. Play an accurate pull-back from the byline; the striker times the run to arrive onto it and finish into the mini-goal.

Get to the byline and cut it back. The winger drives to the line and pulls it back to the spot; the striker delays and arrives onto it to finish.

Deliver an early, driven cross to the back post and finish the arriving run first time. Pick the moment to cross early, whip it beyond the defence, and attack the back post to volley it in.

Beat the defender to the near post. Time the run to arrive across your marker and get the first touch on the low cross before he can clear it.