Soccer Coaching Drills - A Guide To Trapping
Posted: Thursday, December 17, 2009
by Andre Botelho
SoccerDrillsTips.com
Imagine a scenario where 50% of the soccer coaching drills should adopt development of trapping skills as their focal point. You would probably dismiss it as a fancy. But you know what! According to a study, in addition to dribbling and passing, trapping too plays a vital role in helping teams win matches.
The ability to capture the ball and retain it for a considerable time is called trapping. In such soccer exercises, they can use their feet, chest, and thighs to do so.
Make use of your feet: Make your players learn the primary skill of involving their feet in holding the ball. In kids soccer drills, the kids must be particularly trained on using the inside of their foot. This is because the inside area of the foot id wide and very useful in engaging with the ball.
In soccer coaching drills, players can be taught to use the instep or crown of the foot along with entire foot when the players are senior and established. In cases where the ball bounces a lot, it is best to make them use their shin or ankle to tackle the ball.
Thigh Movement: A thigh is very useful in controlling the fast and bouncy approaching ball. Train the players to stop the ball with one thigh, get stable using the other, after getting in front of the ball. While doing this, remember that the knee should some down when it comes in contact with the ball so that the ball remains within the player's range.
Master the skill of capturing the ball using the knee and then dropping the knee so the ball plunges down and stays within range by intensively working on this exercise.
Use the Chest: You can also use your chest to trap the ball that is high up in the air, just like your thigh. Teach your players to tackle the ball using their chest by getting in front of the ball and take their chest out. As a result the ball will loose its tempo almost immediately and will fall down at once.
But make sure that in soccer training drills, this technique should not be rigorously taught to the young players. It is natural for them to use their hands in dealing with the ball while attempting to use their chest. This can become a serious issue if they tend to become habitual of tackling the ball with hands.
It's time now to execute these soccer coaching drills. Advice players to practice more progressively. If you wish to learn a great deal of such tips and tricks, subscribe to our youth soccer coaching community.
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