Teaching Football Skills Passing Skill Progression – Passing Your Athlete Can: Square up, so that ball, player and target are in a straight line. Make eye contact with intended receiver. Place kicking foot flat against back of ball. Push ball with kicking foot and follow through in direction of intended receiver. Bend knee when kicking Know which part of foot to contact the ball with. Make ball contact with the toes pulled up, foot parallel to ground and ankle locked. Totals Never Sometimes Often 66 Special Olympics Football Coaching Guide Created: February 2004