| Trapping is one of the most important elements when | | | | advance players, you can practice trapping with the |
| it comes to caching about soccer skill drills. Let me give | | | | instep or top of the foot and both inside and outside of |
| you a brief insight into the same. | | | | the foot. |
| The Foot | | | | You should teach the players how to eventually |
| It is very important for the coach to teach players how | | | | advance to using the shin and ankle for higher or wildly |
| to use the foot to 'capture' balls descending, near or on | | | | bouncing balls. |
| the ground. For this, the players should get in front of | | | | The Thigh |
| the ball. | | | | The thigh has a larger size and contains higher fatty |
| They should learn to extend the leg and foot forward | | | | tissue. Therefore, an expert coach knows that thighs |
| of the body, anticipating the arrival of the ball. When | | | | could be a very effective method for trapping both |
| the ball meets the foot, the coach needs to teach the | | | | slow and fast airborne passes below the chest. Have |
| players how to pull the leg back to slow the ball, or | | | | the player get in front of and square to the incoming |
| 'cushion' the ball. | | | | ball. |
| The ball will carom off the foot and out of control of | | | | Teach them to stand on one foot and raise the other |
| the player if they do not pull back their foot. If you are | | | | knee and thigh to meet the ball. Once contacted, the |
| coaching a team of younger players, it is better to | | | | players should quickly drop the knee, allowing the ball |
| start with the inside of the foot. | | | | to shortly 'stick' to the thigh. This practice should be |
| An expert coach knows that this is the largest and | | | | continued until the ball rolls from the thigh to the feet. |
| most forgiving area of the foot and it will make the | | | | When it comes to teaching trapping while coaching |
| younger players learn the things more comfortably. | | | | soccer skill drills, the theory for the chest theory is the |
| However, if you are coaching a team of more | | | | same as the thigh, but execution is slightly different. |