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Summary: When playing soccer, it's important to always be ready to receive a pass and control the ball; learn how to trap and control the soccer ball when receiving a pass in this free beginner soccer lesson on video, with training in basic skills and moves.
Tim Boucher is the head soccer coach at LaSalle Academy in South Bend, IN. Tim has been coaching 7th & 8th grade soccer for the past 6 years. For the past two years, he organized a...read more
"My name is Tim Boucher soccer coach of LaSalle Academy for Expert Village. Right now we want to talk about passing the ball. When we talk about passing the ball, one important thing about it is receiving the ball. You want to make sure that your posture is in a posture to be able to receive the ball. You don't want to be standing up straight, you don't want to be caught back on your heels. You want to be ready to receive the ball. So when they make that pass you trap the ball or control the ball with the inside of your foot so that it stays right in front of you so you can step, pass. You want it to be the pass comes to you, trap, step, pass. Just like that nice and easy. Let's watch these guys as they demonstrate that. Once again using your right and left foot, trap, step, pass. Right with the inside of their foot keeping the ball right in front of them."
eHow Article: How to Receive a Soccer Pass