| Passing | | | | to find a relatively safe options to play forward, and |
| This guide is provided by go here to see more articles | | | | continue building pressure on the opposition. One of the |
| like this. | | | | best at this is Juan Roman Riquelme. It can be hard to |
| Passing the football is the most important part to a | | | | improve this skill it mostly comes from playing more |
| successful team and player. Without the ability to pass | | | | matches, but if you watch the good passers you can |
| the ball consistently a team will never keep possession, | | | | pick up their good habits. You must be able to |
| and a player will never make it to the next level. A | | | | continually look around at what options you have |
| great passing player (Juan Roman Riquelme) can be | | | | before you get the ball. |
| as enjoyable to watch as a great dribbler. Check the | | | | Choice of pass |
| bottom of the article to see one of the best passing | | | | What type of pass is needed to be able to get the ball |
| compilations. | | | | to your team mate the most efficient? The choice of |
| What it takes to be a successful passer | | | | pass has a number of factor contributing to the |
| -Receiving | | | | outcome. Does the ball need to be played in the air, |
| -Deciding where to pass the ball | | | | over the top of defenders. Or does it need to be |
| -Analyse if the person is in space or do you have a | | | | driven along the ground to get the ball to your team |
| better option | | | | mate the quickest. Maybe the ball can be bent/curled |
| -Choice of pass | | | | around a defender to get the ball where you want it to |
| -Weight of pass | | | | go. What part of the foot do you use to pass the |
| -Support | | | | instep, outside of the foot this depends on where you |
| Receiving | | | | want to pass the ball. To practice this techniques it's |
| Receiving, or your first touch can be the difference | | | | best if you grab a partner and work hard to try and |
| between a pass reaching it's player or being | | | | perfect each method of pass. |
| unsuccessful. Your first touch is critical, is must control | | | | Weight of pass |
| the ball, move the ball away from your opposition, | | | | The amount of pace in which the ball is hit can have a |
| create a opening for your pass. This must be done at | | | | critical part to play on whetheryour pass has the |
| a pace in which the defender can't catch you, and you | | | | desired outcome. if the ball is over weighted it can run |
| don't take to long that your team mate is shut down. A | | | | past your team mate, or make it to hard to control. If |
| player must be able to control all kind of passes (a | | | | it's under weighted it can be cut out by a defender, or |
| long the ground, chipped in the air, a ball driven cross | | | | it can give your team mate less time to control the ball. |
| field etc). A player must also be able to control the ball | | | | This can be practiced at training, but it's match |
| with all parts of the body (chest, thigh, feet, head etc). | | | | experience which can mean the difference between a |
| A player can train this attribute by having a partner | | | | under or over hit pass. In general passes should be |
| knocking different types of passes to each other. The | | | | firm, e.g. a player must be able to hit firm pass along |
| 2 most aspect of a player's first touch is the ability to | | | | the ground without it bouncing around and going in the |
| bring the ball under control and keep the ball moving. | | | | air, making it easier to for your team mate to control |
| Deciding where to pass the ball | | | | the ball. |
| This aspect of football becomes more important the | | | | Support |
| higher level you play. In reality a player should know of | | | | Runs off the ball are a major part to great players |
| at least one option before they get ball in case they | | | | repertoire. A player with great off the ball instincts |
| put under pressure. This done by not ball watching, but | | | | provide themselves with more space to move the ball |
| by continuously looking around at your options. As you | | | | than the normal player. They also get them self into |
| improve this skill you will become aware of more | | | | more goal scoring opportunities. To be able to create |
| damaging passes, and won't get caught with the ball. | | | | space or your self you have the awareness to look |
| Then you will naturally recognize situations where a | | | | around the pitch and find spaces to move into. A |
| flick can be potentially defense splitting etc. | | | | change of pace get sometimes be the difference |
| Analyse if the person is in space or do you have a | | | | between having enough space to have the chance to |
| better option | | | | player the killer space, or to get in front of the |
| Sometimes the difference between decent players | | | | defender to meet the ball first from a cross. Angles, |
| and good players, is that a decent player takes the | | | | angles are the key, do you move backwards to |
| option of playing backwards (e.g. CM playing the ball | | | | receive the ball to help create a bigger angle, or move |
| back to his RB), where as a good player will sees the | | | | side ways to change the angle totally. Filippo 'Super |
| situation and will play the ball forward (e.g. roll the ball | | | | Pipo' Inzaghi has made a career of being one of the |
| into the strikers feet.). You cannot play the ball forward | | | | most intelligent players of the ball in world football in |
| every time but te good players have the awareness | | | | finding space in the box. |