Strike the ball with the inside of your foot at the arch just behind the middle of your foot near the anklebone, not with the front of your foot), lock your ankle on impact with toes pulled up (so your toes are about the same distance off the ground as your heel), strike the ball in the middle (about 5" above the ground) and follow through toward the target.

The “inside of the foot” or “push” pass represents the most basic pass in soccer. The objective of passing is to move the ball quickly among teammates in order to keep it away from opponents and, ultimately, in order to put the ball into a position for a shot on goal.