First Touch Push Pass

If you've kept up with my last blog post you'd know I talked about how to defend against a dribbler and how to improve your control with a fun little game. What happens next now? You've just won the ball from the attacker and are now on the counter attack, you play the ball to a teammate and they pass it back to you while making a run to an open space calling back for the ball, what do you do?!


Here are the technical keys to perfecting a push pass!

The First Step!

When you're playing a first touch push pass, you always, always, always need to move directly to the ball at speed. Moving to the ball subtracts the possibilities of a weak pass being played to a teammate or having an opponent catch you off guard and steal the ball first. The more momentum you have on the run up towards the ball the better the pass will be to your player.

Second Step!

Make sure that you're light on your feet in case the ball takes a deflection or moves unexpectedly. You always need to be ready to move in any direction during soccer in case something happens with the play or the ball.

Third Step!

Lock the ankle of your striking foot withy our toes pointed slightly upward in the direction you want the ball to move.

Last Step!

Strike the ball in the center in order to get a nice clean pass on the ground to your teammate.

Is this a pass you'd be willing to try in Soccer?