{"id":23236,"date":"2025-08-27T20:01:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T18:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zone14.ai\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=23236"},"modified":"2025-08-27T20:01:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T18:01:36","slug":"what-is-a-pass-in-football","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/zone14.ai\/en\/glossary\/was-ist-ein-pass-im-fussball\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a pass in football?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A pass is the fundamental action in football where a player intentionally plays the ball to a teammate. It serves to continue the attack, retain possession, or initiate a new game situation.<\/p>\n<h2>Why are passes important?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"translation-block\">The pass is the heart of combination play and crucial for fluidly building attacks. It allows a team to move the ball securely, create overloads, and manipulate the opponent's defense. Precise passing can open up spaces and create scoring chances, while inaccurate passes often lead to turnovers and counter-attacks. Choosing the right type and strength of pass is central to the success of an action. More precision and vision in passing can be achieved through targeted training, as explained in our article on <a href=\"https:\/\/zone14.ai\/en\/blog\/top-3-passing-drills-football\/\">perfect passes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>How zone14 REPLAY Helps You Analyze:<\/h2>\n<p class=\"translation-block\">zone14 REPLAY offers comprehensive options for analyzing passing. With the tagging features, you can precisely capture and categorize all successful and unsuccessful passes, for example, by pass type or target zone. The STATS function visualizes pass completion rates, pass directions, and ball circulation heatmaps to clearly identify strengths and weaknesses in your team's or the opponent's build-up play. With the <a href=\"https:\/\/zone14.ai\/en\/blog\/football-analysis-tagging-board\/\">Tagging Board from zone14<\/a>, you can improve your analyses and develop your players specifically.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ein Pass ist die grundlegende Aktion im Fu\u00dfball, bei der ein Spieler den Ball gezielt zu einem Mitspieler spielt. Er dient dazu, das Angriffsspiel fortzusetzen, den Ball zu halten oder eine neue Spielsituation einzuleiten. Warum sind P\u00e4sse wichtig? Der Pass ist das Herzst\u00fcck des Kombinationsspiels und entscheidend f\u00fcr den fl\u00fcssigen Aufbau von Angriffen. 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