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First-Time Passing Under Pressure

Discipline 6: Technical Fundamentals — Lesson 5 of 12
Lecturer: Callan Bruce

The decision needs to be made before your first touch, not during it. This session covers scanning before the ball arrives, opening your body early, and committing to the pass once you've decided.

The three rules

1. Scan before the ball arrives.
2. Open your body early.
3. Commit once decided.

*The full breakdown — citations, the lecturer's own story, and the discipline's quiz bank — is part of the Spy Academy programme.*

Published version 2 · Updated 2026-09-29T19:40:15.178542+00:00