The wall pass, otherwise known as the give and go, or the one two, is a tactic used in most team sports. It is the most basic of offensive tactics, but very valuable nonetheless.

The basic principle it to use the ball as sufficient distraction to allow the passer to move into a position of advantage in order to receive the ball again, but in a better position than when they gave the ball up to their teammate.

The wall pass is so named because the supporting player acts as if he were a wall that the first player bounches the ball off of at an angle in order for it to return to him as he runs forward.

A precision wall pass is primarily required in two vs. two situations.

The passer waits until the first defender is just about in range to attack the ball, then plays the initial pass to his teammate and immediately (in the same motions if possible) runs past the first defender and into the space he intends to exploit, leaving the defender off-balance.

Next, the second attacker immediately plays the ball at an angle, leading the first attacker past his defender and passing the ball before the man marking him can react. This second pass is generally played as quickly as possible in order to take advantage of the open space that the first attacker should be able to reach first.

Thierry Henry and Frank Ribery performed a classic give and go in France's 2006 World Cup quarterfinal win to eliminate Brazil.

Ribery starts the play by passing the ball back to his teammate Henry, running into open space.

The defender on Ribery follows the ball, but just before he is able to reach it, Henry passes it back to Ribery, leaving the defender lunging towards a ball that is no longer there. The above photo is just after Henry has touched the ball towards Ribery and started his run forward.

Upon receiving the ball and before the second defender can arrive, Ribery immediately plays it forward into the open space Henry is running into. Notice that Henry already has a step on the defender nearest him who is fighting the momentum previously taking him in the opposite direction.

Henry easily beats both defenders to the ball, which actually frees up Ribery for yet another return pass, this time with Henry acting as the ball. Ultimately, the Brazilian defender can no longer reach the ball and earns himself a yellow card for fouling Henry.

With a precision give and go like this, the defenders might as well not be there for all the effect they have on the ball and the two players moving forward in the attack.