A couple of years ago on an academy team, I played with a centre back who had truly mastered this at about 14 years of age; Rest of our skillset was very similar (physical, technical etc.). He still plays for the academy at the youth level, I don't. Just stumbled upon this video and realised this is what he has been doing all along. Got out on the pitch instantly! Better late than never! Thanks lad❤
I somehow naturally started using this technique not long after i satrted playing football at 12 (ish) years old. Its by far one of the most useful tools to have in your locker, giving you extreme accuracy and power that seems effortless. Not to mention its also very easy to weight the pass using this technique considering the backspin on the ball.
Not enough videos go into depth about the body mechanics needed for certain techniques. This is truly quality content and I will be having my team refer to these videos constantly.
Something I realised when learning this is you need the pitch to be flat, I tried learning it on a field near my house and it was really inconsistent because of how unlevel the ground was. When I went out to proper pitch it was so much easier to learn.
I’m actually pretty decent at this type of pass, but then against I’ve been practicing it for like 3 years at this point so… But still it’s still really helpful to see what things I can still implement to improve it… thanks
Dang I shoot and make any form of passing via this technique by my own instinct, I didn't really think much of it until I relealized I can make curvy long range shots with this, one of my fondest memories was curling a right foot shot from 3 yards outside the box. My shot curved into the middle-top corner and it was a 1-0 win. Thanks for explaining this tho I have gained more knowledge
Love the content. I just started playing one evening a week with some mates around a year ago. In my mid 30s, no prior experience, but hoping to put some of the tips from your channel into practice. Looking forward to the rollout of a course
Love your content! It's right up there with the best of the pro content lesson providers on YT. I like your attention to detail and explanations with video footage. For shots, if you can show more slow motion with different angles, especially for foot contact points for different shots and passes that would be really helpful. I'm a youth coach and your content will come in handy as extra hw for my players. Thank you!
So glad to hear it Tom!!! Appreciate the lovely comment, and actually I’ve just made a video that you might find helpful 😁👍 Check it out when you get a sec (it’s the most recent video about shooting)
I started doing this during football training in secondary school not being aware that its a proper technique. I never trained it or anything, just came naturally to me and I got some very nice crosses and passes to my mates.
It's amazing just how many top flight professionals can't hit a ball this way start by just making that sweet connection then as you grow in confidence your technique will improve then increase the power. Its the sweetest way of hitting a ball a wet pitch is beautiful for it. Watch some Paul Scholes videos he was the master of this.
An accurate, timely ping (driven pass) can immediately beat 8 of the 11 players on the opposing team, creating an instant goal-scoring opportunity. Happened to me in a match yesterday. I was one of those 8 players, unfortunately. We lost 1-0. Friggin pings, man.
Teach me how to goal kick! 60-70 yard kick on a consistent basis, please?! The step by step, foot positioning, body positioning, part of foot strike with, how to follow through, etc. Everything you did here, but for a goal kick. Please?
for me the biggest thing is making sure your planting foot is at least a foot away from the ball, especially if you want distance or if your using your weak foot.
Honestly I don’t know why I’m struggling so much with this pass. I watched so many videos on how to do it and still can’t get that height and distance I want , it either hits my heel or my toe when I attempt to do this pass. I also heard locking your ankle by pointing your toes down helps too but it ends up becoming and arched foot when I strike. And this goes for all long ball techniques I really don’t know why I can’t execute it it properly
Thanks for the comment. I would try and record yourself in slow motion, and compare that with my technique. Sometimes it’s the small thing like foot placement and confidence to follow through. Hopefully there are things you’ll notice that you can change 👍🧡
Pre COVID i was very good with this kind of pass after an ankle injury I just lost the ability to even do this at a very short range but I'm gonna practice again.
@@thefootballfolk thank you. I don't play at any good level but i used to play for my college team i just don't want to lose my skills that's it but again thanks for replying.
I used to practice and execute this pass every game and scrimmage then my ankle got severely injured and now my body refuses to repeat this technique. Been practicing to get this ability back but it’s hard fighting against your own body being afraid. Hopefully I can get it back since it’s a beautiful feeling. Any tips are welcomed.
I can completely relate to this. I’ve severely sprained my left ankle a dozen times (no exaggeration) and over the years it’s massively affected my confidence to take on players in fear I’ll stand on their foot and it will go again. I found that strapping it until I built up some confidence helped, but it’s important to build strength and stability back into it if possible. I’ll touch on this in the next few weeks with a short 👍 so stay tuned 😁
Heyy, appreciate the suggestion. I’ll add it to the list, but if you haven’t done so already, maybe check out the “7 signs of a Good Footballer” video as that touches on some of the concepts 👍😁ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dRFDz6PYnB8.html
@@thefootballfolk dope I subbed, btw I think this should be necessary since all of the videos on RU-vid are just constant dribbling drills and move tutorials and not necessarily building of essential stuff to be taught. I've searched countless times on RU-vid and not a single one showed a tutorial on the subject of passing or receiving.
I’ve been trying to deconstruct this technique to teach my kids. One thing I’ve discovered is my kids need to initiate a more forward lean into the approach by getting on the balls of their feet and just shifting their weight almost falling forward into the final two steps. Does that make sense?
Dude, have you ever noticed that while you take a shot at the ball, you also give you middle finger with your right hand??? Look at minute 1:40 !! I wonder how long took you to master THAT!!!
I remember when i used to do a training with Real Madrid, i used to do long passes curving the ball and a coach taught me how to do it in this way saying its the right way But tbh you dont explain it really good and you should practice it a lot cuz the ball takes the wrong turn and your body and arms are too rigid and thats so wrong... but you are there, there is not too much to learn to own it in a good way (Sorry for my english, im italian)
