Whether ball is stopped correctly can often reflect feel of ball and a player's ability to control ball, and stopping ball is also an important basic skill.

When stopping ball, pay attention, observe approaching ball, evaluate direction and landing point of falling ball, keep your body relaxed, take initiative to take a step forward to meet ball, and use a suitable stop position. ball to absorb kinetic energy of dropped ball. It is not necessary to stop ball dead center, but it is necessary to stop ball correctly in your zone of control, preparing for next pass, shot or accelerated dribbling.

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Boccia

Responds to ground balls using inside of foot, outside of foot, and ball of foot.

1. Stop ball on inside of foot | Run in direction of falling ball, support a slightly bent foot, at same time abduct hip joint, control ankle, make inside of foot. left foot or right foot faces incoming ball with a slight slant and toes are slightly angled. Raise slightly. At moment ball stops, inside of foot moves forward to touch ball, and at moment ball touches, sole of foot moves back towards ball to buffer. (This sensation is similar to catching a ball falling at high speed with both hands, and at moment ball is caught, hands go down to buffer)

Go to next movement, catching ball, use inside of foot to bend ball in the other direction.

In addition to basic two-person face-to-face passing practice, add a practice that is more suited to actual combat catching and turning. When receiving ball, stand facing ball sideways, with supporting foot in front, and stop behind, touching ball, slow down ball, use stop foot as an axis, turn body and at same time break ball with supporting foot.

2. Stopping ball with outside of foot | The basic movement is similar to movement with inside of foot. If ball is flying from left side, stand with sole of your left foot up to left, with left foot of skating foot as an axis, turn body slightly to left and at same time stretch. from right foot to left, throw ball with outside of foot and relax ankle joint. At moment ball stops, incoming ball touches outside of foot and outside of foot leans back slightly.

According to a certain principle, after receiving ball with outside of foot, immediately take ball outward, turn around and connect with other actions.

This one-touch ball stop training will help you keep passing and shooting when you're under pressure.

3. Stopping ball with sole of foot | Standing in front of an oncoming ball, turn your toes up, lift sole of your foot, turn to face falling ball, and relax your ankle so that front of your foot touches middle and top of ball. When ball is flying too fast, if timing is wrong, foot is raised too high, or ball is stepped on with sole, ball will often roll under foot.

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Highball

An incoming ball has a certain angle and height. At this time, you must first observe trajectory and landing position of a good ball, take a step forward to meet ball in time, and be ready to stop ball.

1. Stopping ball with a leg lift|Before stopping ball, adjust your body position and be ready to stop ball. When stopping ball, use your left or right foot to stop ball according to direction of travel. ball. Stand on your tiptoes slightly with your skating foot, extend back of your foot up in line with position of falling ball, and touch ball with your forefoot At moment ball is touched, top of your foot moves in direction of fall of ball (e.g. moving down or backwards)), remove kinetic energy of ball .

You can also use inside of your foot to stop ball, raise your foot just above your chosen stopping point, touch top of ball with inside of your foot (as far as possible so that ball has more contact area), and at moment of impact ball will pass on inside side of foot. To cut in direction, you need to catch moment and position of foot.

2. When ball flies at a lower angle and moves sideways, it is better to use inside of foot to stop ball. Pay attention to assessment of landing point and choice of moment of impact. The inside of foot follows trajectory of incoming ball, and moment foot touches ball, it starts to recede. If foot is not in correct position, the ball is easily missed.

3. Hip stop ball|When facing a large falling ball from a great height, step forward to meet ball in time, and lift your hip slightly so that middle of your thigh touches ball. When hitting a relatively straight incoming ball at hip height, ball touching part should be as close to middle and upper thighs as possible, thigh muscles should be properly relaxed and knees should be bent. a little forward. When your hip makes contact with ball, step back quickly to block ball so that ball falls to position where next move is associated.

When you're practicing stopping ball with your hips, you can add a pivoting movement to stop ball. When you stop ball, your body is slightly to side. If you want to turn to right, your body will lean to right. The ball stops to right.

4. Breast stop | For balls falling above chest level, chest stop method can be used. As you prepare to stop ball, turn to face incoming ball, close your jaw, open your arms naturally, relax your chest muscles, and bend your knees slightly. When ball touches your chest, slightly push your feet up, at same time stretch your stomach and slightly tilt your upper body so that ball bounces, changes path of run and falls in front of body.

When a flying ball stops at chest level. As you prepare to stop ball, turn to face incoming ball, stand with your feet spread back and forth, open your arms naturally, shift your center of gravity forward, and stand up straight to meet ball. When ball touches chest, center of gravity quickly moves back and chest and stomach close to block ball to soften force of incoming ball and stop ball in front of body. If you want to stop ball to left (right) side, you must turn to left (right) side before touching ball and touch ball with your chest on same side.

When catching a tall ball with a slight angle of contact on outside of instep, first turn ball-touching foot in opposite direction of stop, then let outside of instep fully touch incoming ball, and at same time pick up ball.

And stop bouncing ball as described above, but timing is different. When ball touches ground and bounces, use outside of lift to touch middle and top of ball and stop ball to one side.

First, let different parts of foot get used to feel of ball, and you can do jumping ball drills and ball catching drill on back of instep, inside of foot. , and thigh. So, to be familiar with motion of stopping ball so that it is no longer difficult.

Two people practice kicking, tossing and stopping ball, from ground ball to cross, ball bounce, from stationary to moving, from stop to one-touch hit. If training is a little boring, you can play some games, such as hit ball 5 times, kick ball, then teammates stop ball, and then teammates continue to hit ball 5 times, and practice in loop. When training alone, throw ball on your own or throw ball against wall to catch bounce. Step by step, main thing is persistence!

June 20, 2023