Trapping Techniques in Soccer for Beginners

Video Transcript

"Control is very important in soccer so we want to talk about trapping the ball. Two kinds of traps. There is trapping the ball on the ground, receiving the ball on the ground and from in the air. I am going to have Katy pass me the ball and I am going to demonstrate a correct trap on the ground. Okay. A little pass receive the ball here. Always as the ball is coming to you it is almost like cushioning the ball. One more time. Cushion the ball just like that. If you don’t trap the ball correctly and you come in with the ball you are going to have bad control. Just watch this. You don’t want the ball there you want it moving in with your body, always close to you. One more time. See the ball is bouncing in my feet, I don’t want that. I want a nice smooth pass to be received like this. The same technique applies when you are trapping the ball from the air. You want to give in to the ball a little bit so it is as close to you as possible. Let’s take a look at this. One more time. I am taking the ball down and here it is at my feet. I just come down with the ball nice and easy."