•  1. Always try to attack the ball, even if you need to retreat to come forwards on to the ball.
  
• 2. Always take off on the outside leg (if catching a cross field kick) and drive your inside knee upwards towards the ball.
  
• 3. Extend your arms towards the ball with your elbows slightly bent and your fingers pointing towards the sky.
  

•  4. Watch the ball into the hands and cushion the catch by bending your elbows on contact.
• 5. Take the ball at the highest possible point
  

Catching the High Ball

• 1. Always try to attack the ball, even if you need to retreat to come forwards on to the ball.
• 2. Take off on your preferred leg and drive the other knee upwards.
• 3. Create a cradle with your two arms and use your chest as a third arm.
• 4. Watch the ball into the arms and cushion the impact of the ball.
• 5. Take the ball at the highest possible point.
  

• 1. Simply put one player in a grid and another player outside to kick or throw the ball into the grid.
  
• 2. Practise taking the ball above the head and on the chest using the techniques already discussed.
  
• 3. Vary the direction from which the ball arrives into the square, so that the drill replicates match situations