First Touch

Hey everybody, Bobby Burling here for soccerdrive.com. Today we are looking at some techniques for our first touch when receiving the pass. Again, a lot of things go into the preparation for that first touch. How is our body position?...

This technique for receiving the ball on our first touch uses the outside of our foot. This is effective when you need to receive the ball and protect the ball from a defender. Use the outside of your foot to receive the ball to the...

This is another exercise to work on the first touch when receiving the ball. To set up place four cones in a small square as shown in the video. Each player should have a partner. In this drill we receive the ball and trap it with the...

This variation of the Trap and Play uses the outside of the foot to pay the ball. In this video Bobby Burling demonstrates how to trap the ball with the inside of the foot from outside the cones, the first touch brings the ball inside the...

This is another variation of a first touch soccer drill. The ball is trapped with the inside of the foot and played with the outside surface of the same foot. Watch Bobby Burling demonstrate this first touch drill in this video. The...

In this video Bobby Burling demonstrates the Trap, Roll, and Play. This is another first touch techinique where you trap the ball with the sole of your foot outside the cones, roll the ball inside the cones, and play the ball with the...

In this video demonstration, 10 Year Major League Soccer Veteran Bobby Burling demonstrates how to trap the soccer ball with your thigh. He notes that it is important to catch and drop the ball instead of popping the ball up like you are...

Learn how to trap a soccer ball with your chest in this video tutorial! 10 Year Major League Soccer Vet Bobby Burling demonstrates how to properly trap a soccer ball with your chest. It is important to catch and drop the ball to the ground...