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The Stab Pass


 

What you need to know

Step One: Approach the ball straight on. Keep the head steady and eye's fixed firmly on the ball. Plant the non-kicking foot to the side of the ball. Withdrawal from the kicking leg is made from the knee and not from the hip.  

 

Step Two: Contact with the kicking foot is made with the outside front of the shoe. Contact on the ball is made through the horizontal mid-line of the ball. Withdraw the foot and with a quick stab of the foot and contact through the center of the ball. 

 

Step Three: The follow through is short and in the direction of the intended target.

 

 






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