Step 7: How to Chip a Soccer Ball and Make a Long Pass

Introduction

Have you watched soccer professionals on television making 60 yard passes with ease and wondered “how to kick a soccer ball far ?“. Well you are not alone. The first thing you have to understand is that they are NOT KICKING WITH TOO MUCH POWER. It is all about TECHNIQUE. These passes are possible when you learn how to chip a soccer ball. Though usually chipping is associated with one-on-one finishing moves, the technique in chipping a ball has many other uses, like being able to kick the ball far and high without putting in much effort.

Technique

As far as chipping a soccer ball is concerned, the technique is to use the front part of the inside of the foot (as shown in the picture) in a “digging” motion to make contact with the bottom most part of the ball. To achieve this, tilt your foot backwards so that when it hits the ball, it should resemble a wedge which is able to slide as under the ball as possible. This has to be done because the aim is to get the ball to gain some height as it goes forward. The other essentials like the placement of your non-striking foot and the bend on the knee all fall into place once you practice the above mentioned technique.

Here is a Youtube video by EpicSoccerTraining that explains how to chip a soccer ball.