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Claudio Reyna soccer tips on passing the ball the open man
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 Claudio Reyna, who plays his club soccer with the Rangers in Scotland, is the midfield general of the U.S. National Team, which means he handles and passes the soccer ball a lot. So, he knows a thing or two about passing and finding the open man.
Below are some tips on improving your passing techniques. While learning these techniques it's always a good idea to get advice from your coach.
Soccer's finer points of passing the ball to the open man:
Tip #1 - Get a feel for the soccer ball
"When I was young, I went out and got a feel for the soccer ball. To this day, I concentrate on passing well. It's a major part of the sport. I kicked the ball non-stop against the side of my house for hours until my mom yelled at me to come in. That's something that helps. You can get a good feel for the ball.
"You also learn from mistakes when you make a bad pass or when you kick it incorrectly, you know it's not the right way. You know the right way to fell the ball and how it comes off your foot and it feels right. It comes from a lot of years of practice."
Tip #2 - Put the soccer ball in a good spot for your teammates
"There are some many things involved within a good pass, from the actual technique of it to how to hit a ball. I often try to make sure each pass is received in a way that they can do something with the ball.
"Before you receive the ball, you have to know where you want to go with it. There are so many different things, whether you want to hit the ball on the ground or in the air and whether you want to use your left foot or right foot or inside or outside of your foot, which makes the ball curve in different ways."
Tip #3 - Have a plan with each pass
"The most important thing is the weight of the pass, so your teammate receive the ball and they can do something with it as easy as possible. With a pass, you're setting up your teammate for something. It's not giving the ball to someone else because they're open. It’s giving it to someone so they do something with it."
Tip #4 - Practice turns into instinct
"Passing is a lot of practice, a lot of instinct. You also have to read how the other players are running and their speed as well so you can time the pass correctly. You realize that once you play with teammates, you get to know whether their left or right foot is their dominant one. Obviously, you want to play to their preferred foot. Before I pass the ball, I put out as many targets as possible and then find the one person I want to play it to when they're in the most dangerous position."
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