Learn English – What does “weighted pass” mean in soccer sense

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With roughly 15 minutes remaining in the first half, Christian Volesky was in clean on goal after a well-weighted pass in the right channel from Matt Polster, but didn't get the contact he wanted and allowed the Louisville goalkeeper to save.

Does it just mean its a good pass? or actually this is a type of technique in soccer?

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A weighted pass means you are passing the ball – not to the place where the player is, but to the place where your moving teammate will be:

A good weighted ball is played into space in front of your teammate making it quite easy for them to run on to it in stride.

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The term isn't necessarily only used in football; I found this in a rugby book:

If the first receiver is to be the springboard of the attack, it is his responsibility to control the movements of the defence and to give a perfectly-weighted pass to a runner in the gap created.

Source: Bert Holcroft, Book 2: Futuristic Rugby League: Academy of Excellence For Coaching Rugby Skills and Fitness Drills

and this one is from a recap of an ice hockey game:

Andres split the Notre Dame defense with a brilliantly weighted pass that found the stick of Reynolds, who was gliding toward the goal.

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The blue line in this diagram shows the trajectory of a weighted pass:

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You can watch the execution of the pass at this YouTube video.

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