Passing skills of football game

The passing is involves giving the ball to a teammate, it is important that players are taught to know where their teammates are by constantly looking. A second important ingredient is verbal communication, or talking. Coaches should teach players to provide intelligent verbal cues to help with decision-making in passing.

The technical elements of passing vary based on the kind of pass being made. The key elements of any pass (both short and long) include:

    First time to the target.
    Approach the ball.
    Plant and position of support, or non-kicking foot (the toe of the non-kicking foot should be pointed in the direction the player wants the ball to go).
    Look at the ball, holding the head steady.
    Contact the correct area of the ball with locked ankle.
    For instep and outside of foot pass, the toes are pointed down and contact is on the top of the foot.
    For inside of the foot pass, toes are pointed up.
    Follow-through: kick “through the ball," following through toward the target.
    Transfer the weight forward.

The following are drills that can be used to help players develop better passing skills:

A, B, C, D Passing
A passes to B, moves to center. B passes to center, moves diagonally to other cone (A). A passes o C, moves to outside cone (B). Sequence begins again between C and D (*3 passes *3 movements per)

Technical Passing Session (Resource Library)
Session plan on using your right and left foot to control and pass. Samantha also provides passing drills the encourage you to check and open your body up to the field and find the best pass.

Combining Technique Passing, Receiving, Moving (Resource Library) Director of Coaching Education, Ian Barker, does a drill in which players pass the ball through a gate and then look for another ball to combine the elements of passing, dribbling, receiving and moving.