FOOTBALL: TECHNIQUE – FUNDAMENTALS – PASS

TECHNIQUE

TIPS

“TECHNIQUE IS THE SET OF BASIC FUNDAMENTALS THAT DIFFERENTIATES SOCCER FROM OTHER SPORTS.”

“SKILL IS THE TECHNIQUE USED IN THE GAME TO GET AN ADVANTAGE. IT’S PERSONAL, INNATE.”

“STYLE IS THE WAY EVERY PERSON PERFORMS THE FUNDAMENTALS AND ALL THE TECHNIQUE, BASED ON THE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH ONE. GUYS, IT VARIES FROM PLAYER TO PLAYER, FROM CONTINENT TO CONTINENT.”

THE TECHNIQUE IS IMPERSONAL AND FORMED BY THE FOLLOWING SET OF FUNDAMENTALS:

PASS;
DOMAIN;
CONTROL;
PROTECTION;
RAISED;
DRIVING;
FINTA;
DRIBBLING;
CHUTE;
CROSSING;
FINISHING;
CABECEIO;
DISARM.

PASS:

IT IS THE ACTION OF SENDING THE BALL TO A TEAMMATE OR TO A CERTAIN EMPTY SPACE ON THE FIELD (FUTURE POINT) WHERE THE TEAMMATE WILL COLLECT. USUALLY PERFORMED BY ONE OF THE FEET (INSIDE, OUTSIDE, INSTEP, TOE, SOLE, AND HEEL). BUT IT CAN BE PERFORMED WITH OTHER PARTS OF THE BODY (HEAD, CHEST, SHOULDER, THIGH, BELLY, “ANKLE” AND BY THE GOALKEEPER, IN HIS PENALTY AREA, WITH HIS HANDS).
AS FOR THE DISTANCE, THE PASS CAN BE SHORT, MEDIUM AND LONG.
AS FOR HEIGHT, THE PASS CAN BE LOW, MID-HEIGHT AND HIGH.
AS FOR THE TRAJECTORY, IT CAN BE STRAIGHT OR WITH EFFECT.
BEFORE EXECUTING THE PASS, CONFIRM THE POSITIONING OF THE PERSON WHO WILL RECEIVE THE PASS.
USE THE INSIDE OF YOUR FOOT FOR SHORT, LOW PASSES. MORE ACCURATE AS A FINAL GOLF SHOT.
THE LOW PASS GIVES MORE SPEED TO THE GAME AND FACILITATES THE DOMINANCE BY THE TEAMMATE.
USE SHORT, LOW, AND NO-EFFECT PASSES WHEN THERE IS NO OPPONENT BETWEEN PASSER AND CATCHER.
USE THE INSIDE OF YOUR FOOT FOR SHORT PASSES, PLACING YOUR SUPPORT FOOT NEXT TO THE BALL SO IT DOESN’T GO UP.
BEFORE RECEIVING THE BALL, SEE THE TEAMMATE BEST PLACED, WHEN YOU CONTROL THE BALL, TAKE A NEW LOOK TO CONFIRM THE BEST POSITIONED AND PASS SAFELY.
PASSING IS THE BASIC ELEMENT TO DOMINATE THE GAME. IT GIVES CONSISTENCY TO THE TEAM. LIKE WHEAT FLOUR FOR THE CAKE. WITHOUT 1 PASS THE GAME DOES NOT START.
THE PASS WITH EFFECT SERVES TO OPEN SPACES WHERE SOMETIMES THERE ARE NONE.
PRACTICE PASSING WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE BALL. PRACTICE UNTIL YOU MAKE IT. LOOKING TO THE FRONT AND SIDES.
TRY TO GIVE THE BALL AS MUCH SPEED AS POSSIBLE, ON THE GROUND, WHEN THE PASS IS AT THE TEAMMATE’S FOOT (DEPENDING ALSO ON THE SKILL OF THE TEAMMATE). CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE PASS WELL WHEN IT IS IN THE EMPTY SPACE OF THE FIELD (FUTURE-POINT) FOR A TEAMMATE TO COLLECT.
ALSO PERFECT THE BACKHEEL PASS THAT SOMETIMES SURPRISES THE OPPONENT. AND THE LETTER OF LETTERS.
THE COVER PASS CAN BE USEFUL AGAINST DEFENSES THAT PLAY IN A LINE.
BOTH THE PASSER AND THE RECEIVER ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PASS. THE COACH IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE, INDIRECTLY.
THE BALL IS ROUND TO ROLL. IF IT WERE TO FLY, IT WOULD HAVE WINGS AND WOULD POSSIBLY BE FLATTENED, LIKE THE ONE IN AMERICAN FOOTBALL
THE BALL IS MADE OF LEATHER, THE LEATHER COMES FROM THE COW, THE COW WALKS ON THE GRASS, SO: BALL ON THE GROUND. PLEASE.
PERFECT THE ONE-TWO WHICH IS AN EFFICIENT WAY TO BEAT AN OPPONENT. PELÉ-COUTINHO MADE HISTORY BY WEARING IT.
ALSO PRACTICE OVER-LAPPING, WHICH IS A USEFUL EXCHANGE OF SPEED PASSES ON THE WINGS. PASS, SHOOT, OVERTAKE, RECEIVE.
THE PASS HAS SOUND: TÛF, TOW, SHOVEL.

P.S., – JUST AS IN SPIRITISM, THE LAYING ON OF HANDS IS A TRANSFUSION OF LOVE!

KEY POINTS

GOOD POSITIONING OF THE BODY AND FOOT-SUPPORT IN RELATION TO THE BALL, DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF PASS AND THE INTENDED DIRECTION;
HEAD HELD HIGH AT THE TIME OF THE PASS;
TOUCH THE RIGHT PART OF THE BALL, WITH THE RIGHT FORCE.
RELAX THE MUSCLES ANTAGONISTIC TO THE TOUCH AT THE EXACT MOMENT OF THE ACTION.
A LOT OF TRAINING! WORK-WORK-WORK (AS MASTER WILLIAM APTIBOL USED TO SAY).

“NO ONE OWNS THE TRUTH, LEAST OF ALL ME. THERE ARE GOOD AUTHORS AND COACHES WHO DISAGREE WITH THE FUNDAMENTALS MENTIONED ABOVE, AND I RESPECT THEIR POSITIONS, BUT THAT’S HOW I UNDERSTOOD IT, BASED ON LEARNING IN COLLEGE, BOOKS AND LIVED EXPERIENCES.”