Finishing
Cut-Back Finishing: Tempo Clock
Finish first time from a cut-back
Finishing
Crossing
Attacking
Cut-Back Finishing: Tempo Clock is a 16-minute finishing drill for 5-16 players, suitable for Under 8 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones, full goals. Below you will find the objective, the set-up, how to run it, coaching points, common mistakes, progressions, regressions and variations.
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Full Squad
Foundation Phase
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Goals Needed
Speed of Play
Tempo
Competitive
Duration
16 min
Players
5-16
Pitch size
Attacking third
Ability levels
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
Pitch diagram
Cut-Back Finishing: Tempo Clock — Crossing and finishing — wide delivery into the box · Attacking third
Step 1 of 4Wide player drives to the byline and cuts the ball back.
- 1. Wide player drives to the byline and cuts the ball back.
- 2. Runners attack the penalty spot and the far post.
- 3. Alternate the delivery side each rep.
- 4. The ball must reach the end action inside six seconds or the rep restarts.
- Cones mark the area
- Full goal
- GK = goalkeeper
- Dashed lines = wide crossing channels
- Ball
- C = coach / server
- Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble
Objectives
- -Finish first time from a cut-back
- -Time the run into the pocket
- -Attack the six yard box
Setup
- 1Wide server on each side near the byline.
- 2Two finishing runners starting from the edge of the box.
- 3Keeper in goal.
Coaching instructions
- 1Wide player drives to the byline and cuts the ball back.
- 2Runners attack the penalty spot and the far post.
- 3Alternate the delivery side each rep.
- 4The ball must reach the end action inside six seconds or the rep restarts.
Coaching points
- -Delay the run so the ball is not behind you
- -Open the body and side-foot across goal
- -Second runner covers the far post
- -Pass with pace and intent
- -Move before the ball arrives, not after
Common mistakes
- -Runners arriving too early
- -Trying to smash the finish
- -Both runners in the same space