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