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Coaching
Corner: Angle Passing
By Jeff Tipping, NSCAA Director of Coaching Education
(from the NSCAA
Coaching Newsletter - June 1st, 2005)
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One of the classic features of Brazilian soccer is angle passing. Watching
many Brazilian teams play resembles zigzag soccer. One of the passes that
we discourage is a straight pass to a straight run vertically down the
field. If a central midfield player is checking straight to the ball,
which is being passed by a central defender straight down the middle of
the field, the midfield player has no idea where the defender is and
frequently only has one passing option - which is to pass the ball back to
the defender. If on the other hand, the ball is passed at an angle from
the fullback to the midfield player, a number of important technical and
tactical options are available to both players.
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Soccer has been called a sideways on sport and that image is
exemplified in Brazilian soccer. When players receive the ball on an
angle pass, they are already halfway turned hence are able to see the
opponent as well as the ball. Being half way turned also enables the
player receiving the ball to either play a double pass with a deep
support player, a one-two pass with a player in advance of the ball or
a receive the ball and face up against the defender and to dribble and
beat the defender.
Being at an angle to the ball also enables the midfield player to read
the distance to the defender. If the defender is too tight the pass
can be made behind the defender. If the defender is too loose, the
ball can be passed to feet.
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A great exercise for teaching angle passes and receiving the ball sideways
on is a vertical zone exercise. In this 6v6 game the field is divided into
three vertical zones with two players from each team in each zone. There
is a goal at the end of each zone and each player is restricted to his/her
zone. When passing the ball forward, a player cannot pass the ball
straight ahead in his/her own zone. When the ball goes forward it must be
passed into a different zone, however the ball may be passed straight back
in the same zone. Players are allowed to move anywhere inside their own
zone and this kind of passing movement sets up a series of zigzag passing,
which is the preferred kind of passing in Brazil.
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