Acquiring and Performing the Football Passing Skill

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Acquiring and Performing the Football Passing Skill

My skill

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The skill I have chosen is a simple football pass. This is done with

the inside of the foot and is across the floor usually over a small

distance.

At young age, kids tend to kick the ball in direction of their

teammate without much thought. But as skills are built up, players

begin to look up and take mental notice of their teammates before

executing a pass. Correspondingly, the receivers may want to answer

with eye contact as to ensure that they want the ball. Passing will

also become more of a responsibility and players must restrain

themselves when the available passing lanes are inadequate for their

skill.

Passing is a tool with great creative potential and does not always

have to be directed at a teammate’s feet. Imaginative passers target

the ball into spaces where same-team players can reach it before the

enemy.

A player may pass the ball either to a teammate’s feet or in open

space where it could be collected. Both methods are effective and

applicable in particular situations. Passing ahead of a moving player

is required when he is in the middle of a run. When a teammate is

immobile, the ball can only be directed at his feet. It is way too

often; that we see during matches, the mishandling of balls either

because the receiver fails to move or the passer misinterprets the

initiation of a run. Who's at fault is irrelevant in these cases, but

we must be concerned of the situation and narrow our margin of error.

From the position of the passing player, precision can be improved by

good approach and settling the ball. That however consumes time, which

could be very costly.

Football passing techniques are vital for keeping possession and

controlling the game, and many parts of the foot can be used. The

simplest and most accurate method for short distance passes is to use

the inside of the foot, which presents a large flat surface to the

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