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The Driven Cross

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.

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Duration
10 min
Total drill time
Players
3
Recommended
Pitch
44 × 36 m
Setup space
Level
Intermediate
Skill required
Intensity
High
Physical demand
Age band
U9-U10
Any format

Setup & instructions

A wide player drives to the byline and hits a low, firm ball across the face of the six-yard box. A striker attacks the near post to sweep it in first time, with a second runner gambling at the back post. Emphasise pace and a flat, low delivery across the face and a striker attacking the front post early. Practise from both flanks. Rotate the roles.

Setup time: 1 min

Tactical breakdown

Low and hard across the six-yard box asks the least of the striker and the most of the defence, which is why it converts so well. A ball travelling flat and fast only needs to be touched to go in, and an attacker who arrives at the right moment does not have to generate anything, control anything or beat anyone.

It also removes the goalkeeper from the decision. A cross into the air is his to claim if he judges it well. A ball driven across the face at knee height is one he cannot come for without leaving his goal completely, and one his defenders can only touch towards their own net. That is why so many driven crosses end as own goals or scrambled finishes rather than clean saves.

The technique that most often lets it down is the plant foot. To keep a cross flat, the standing foot goes level with or slightly ahead of the ball and the body stays over it. Leaning back lifts the delivery, and a lifted driven cross is just a bad ordinary cross: too fast for a header, too high for a foot.

The target is the space between the keeper and the defenders, roughly across the front of the six-yard box. Short of that the keeper claims it, beyond it the danger has passed.

Getting to the byline first matters more here than for a lofted delivery, because the flat angle only exists once the winger is level with or beyond the goal line.

How to run this drill

  1. Reach the byline before delivering. The flat angle across the face only exists once the winger is level with or beyond the goal line. From deeper the same strike becomes a shot at the keeper.
  2. Plant level with the ball, body over it. Leaning back lifts the delivery, and a lifted driven cross is the worst of both: too fast to head, too high to sweep in.
  3. Strike it flat and firm. Contact through the middle of the ball with the laces or inside of the foot. Pace is what stops a defender adjusting and the keeper coming.
  4. Aim across the front of the six-yard box. Between the keeper and the dropping defenders. Short of that zone he claims it, beyond it the danger has already passed the goal.
  5. Attack the near post first time. The runner does not control it or set himself. A flat ball at pace needs only contact, and any touch on target is a serious problem for the defence.
  6. Add a back-post runner for overhits. A driven cross that clears the near-post runner travels quickly to the far side, and a second attacker there converts what would otherwise be a wasted delivery.

Coaching focus

FROM SESSION PLAN

Coaching points

  • Get to the byline before you deliver
  • Drive it low and hard, flat across the face
  • Aim across the six-yard box, in front of the keeper
  • Striker attacks the near post and gambles
  • Just get a touch, the pace does the rest

Common mistakes

  • Crossing from too deep, not the byline
  • Lofting it instead of driving it low
  • Ball behind the runners, across the keeper too high
  • Striker arriving late or standing still

Progressions & regressions

VARIATIONS

Progressions

  • Add a defender and a keeper
  • Two runners, near and back post
  • First-time delivery off a pass down the line

Regressions

  • Deliver from a stationary ball at the byline
  • No defenders, set runs
  • Walk the timing of the run and the cross
Equipment
Cones×1
Full Goals×1
Tactical principles
driven crosslow crosscrossing techniquecrossing drillnear post finishflat crosswing play drillcrossing and finishingsweeping it inu10 crossing drill
Audience
U9-U10

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