Madden NFL 18
40 Achievements
1,000
15-20h
Pass Academy
Successfully complete the Target Passing Mechanic Tutorial and Skills Trainer drill.
20
0.76%
How to unlock the Pass Academy achievement in Madden NFL 18 - Definitive Guide
The bottom right trainer is the Advanced Techniques. It will be the first option in it.
Play through the tutorial (requires 5/8 successful attempts) to get a grasp on it.
The idea here is to hold , right after snapping the ball to open up the manual aiming. Make sure to aim it at a slightly different location and ahead of him so it counts as changing the route. Press to throw the ball to that receiver. You will then have to manually control the receiver to run to the new location and make the catch.
Pay attention to what it is asking you to do preplay. If you need a reminder, hit
Move on to the drill and apply the same principals. Bronze medal is at 5/10 Successful attempts
Tips: Difficulty does not matter, so feel free to play in rookie. You may also choose to play a team with a much better Ovr than the opponent. Back out to the menu and back into the team select to change the opponent.
The hardest part is probably not over or under throwing it. Give your runner enough time to change routes, but not much more than that. Try to usually throw lobs and keep the markers somewhat close in the direction they are running, and throw it a little ahead of their marker on sort of a slant
Possession catch is your friend
Target Passing, is a new way of passing the ball but it doesn't really work. Head to the skills trainer and complete the drill. All you need is a bronze medal to obtain this trophy. See here for a video Guide to this trophy: LINK
This is in the Skills Trainer section.
The bottom right option is the Advanced Techniques and is the first option in it. Play through the tutorial (requires 5/8 successful attempts) to get a grasp on it.
The idea here is to hold the left trigger after snapping the ball to open up the manual aiming. Make sure to aim it at a slightly different location and ahead of him so it counts as changing the route. Press to throw the ball to that receiver. You will then have to switch over and manually control the receiver to run to the new location and make the catch.
Pay attention to what it is asking you to do preplay. If you need a reminder, use the select button to view requirements.
Move on to the drill and apply the same principals. Bronze medal is at 5/10 Successful attempts. You will also have to do this "for real" during a game.