| What is crossing? | | | | crosses with their opposite foot. These crosses force |
| Crossing is the skill of delivering a pass either in the air | | | | strikers to loose their marker and attack the ball. |
| or along the ground, into the center where a team | | | | These are easier for the keeper to come off his line |
| mate may have a chance to shoot at goal. It can be a | | | | and punch or catch the ball. The ball has usually got |
| potentially crucial part of the game as the team with | | | | less pace on the ball due to the fact the ball is |
| the better chances generally wins.l | | | | generally struck with the weaker foot. |
| Styles Of Crossing | | | | The Chipped Cross: |
| The Out-swinging cross: | | | | Done most easily when the crosser is standing still. |
| The most common cross found in football, due to | | | | The crosser chips the ball by stabbing at the ball with |
| wingers generally play on same side as their stronger | | | | the front of their boot, creating back spin and loft. This |
| foot. The curl is generated when the ball is stuck with | | | | tactic can be good for a team with a tall striker that |
| the inside of the foot in like a sweeping motion, | | | | has aerial dominance over there defender. This can be |
| applying side spin to the ball. In general, depending upon | | | | used as a surprise tactic as the situations to use this |
| your position you should be aiming for the goal side of | | | | technique are rare. |
| the penalty spot far enough away from the keeper so | | | | Ground Cross: |
| he can't punch or catch it. This technique has the | | | | More of a powerful pass, it can be curled or not curled, |
| advantages of the ball moving away from the keeper | | | | and is done when (open) attackers are close to the |
| and as the ball curls back towards on coming | | | | crosser and he has no better options. The attacker |
| attackers, which makes it's easier to generate pace. | | | | can then turn and shoot, or execute another cross or |
| The In-swinging cross: | | | | pass to another player. |
| Usually executed when a player turn or cuts back, and | | | | |