Passing

How to do it

1. 1Look up and pick your target before the ball arrives.
2. 2Place your standing foot next to the ball, pointing at your target.
3. 3Turn your kicking foot sideways and strike the middle of the ball with the inside of your foot.
4. 4Keep your ankle firm and follow through towards your target.

Practice checklist

Tick off each drill when you finish it. 0/3 done

• Pass against a wall 20 times with each foot.
• Pass back and forth with a partner 5 metres apart, then move further away.
• Pass through two cones set up like a small gate.

Common mistakes

• Looking down at the ball the whole time.
• Using your toes instead of the inside of your foot.
• Leaning back, which lifts the ball off the ground.