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Passing & Combination PlayFinishing & ShootingMovement Off the BallIntermediateAdvancedFocused Drill
Diagonal Build-Up & Wing Crossing
15-20 min Group 1 ball per rep, 8 cones, 1 full-size goal
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Coach Carter
A short spoken walk-through of this drill.
Goal
Score a goal using a one-touch finish from a wide cross after a successful 3-pass combination.
Setup
Place 4 cones in a 10x8 rectangle 5 yards outside the penalty box. Place 2 cones on each wing. Station players at each cone.
Drill Instructions
1. Start with a diagonal pass between one of the back players to their opposite forward corner player in the rectangle. 2. The receiver plays a drop pass to the other back player. 3. The partner switches the ball to the farthest wide player on the wing. 4. As the wing player receives, the two players at the top of the rectangle sprint into the box (one near post, one far). 5. The winger takes one positive touch before crossing into the box for a one-time finish.
Coach Tip
Time your runs! Don't enter the box too early; wait for the winger to be ready to cross so you can attack the ball at speed.
Avoid
Standing still after the layoff pass; every player must move to their next phase immediately.
Adjust on the fly
Make it easier
Remove the diagonal pass and start directly with the switch to the wing.
Make it harder
Add two defenders inside the box to track the runners and clear the cross. The wide player from the other side of the field can make a run to the top of the box to try to score off the cross
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Setup
Place 4 cones in a 10x8 rectangle 5 yards outside the penalty box. Place 2 cones on each wing. Station players at each cone.
Drill Instructions
1. Start with a diagonal pass between one of the back players to their opposite forward corner player in the rectangle. 2. The receiver plays a drop pass to the other back player. 3. The partner switches the ball to the farthest wide player on the wing. 4. As the wing player receives, the two players at the top of the rectangle sprint into the box (one near post, one far). 5. The winger takes one positive touch before crossing into the box for a one-time finish.
Goal
Score a goal using a one-touch finish from a wide cross after a successful 3-pass combination.
Coach Tip
Time your runs! Don't enter the box too early; wait for the winger to be ready to cross so you can attack the ball at speed.
Avoid
Standing still after the layoff pass; every player must move to their next phase immediately.
Adjust on the fly
Make it easier
Remove the diagonal pass and start directly with the switch to the wing.
Make it harder
Add two defenders inside the box to track the runners and clear the cross. The wide player from the other side of the field can make a run to the top of the box to try to score off the cross
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