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FOOTBALL

FOOTBALL. Defensive Header By: A graders. Defensive header. The ability to head the ball defensively is a massively important skill to have, not just for defenders, but also for attacking players, too.

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FOOTBALL

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  1. FOOTBALL Defensive Header By: A graders

  2. Defensive header • The ability to head the ball defensively is a massively important skill to have, not just for defenders, but also for attacking players, too. • Anumber of steps can be taken to ensure that soccer players are able to perform this vital skill as well as possible. • The more players on a team that can perform a good defensive header, the more difficult it becomes for the other team to score, both in the run of play and from set-pieces.

  3. How Its Done

  4. Step 1 See the flight of the ball • Is the ball coming at you, or across your body? • Judging the flight and pace of the ball is very important for defensive headers. • If the ball is coming towards you, then it is wise to drop backwards in order to make sure the ball doesn't go over your head. • If it's coming across you, it is important to arch your run towards the ball.

  5. Step 2 Get your body in line with the flight path of the ball • This means that once you have realized the path the ball is taken, the body has to then be moved to be able to intercept the flight of the ball. • This is easy when the ball is coming at you, but a little more difficult when defending crosses. • For crosses, the principle is the same, but it requires better judgment.

  6. Step 3 Attack the ball as it arrives • Make sure you contact the ball as it is coming down. • This is enhanced by ensuring that the ball is contacted at the highest point of your jump. • Jump into the flight of the ball as it comes down.

  7. Step 4 Arch your back and gain power in the header from the hips, not the neck • This will generate more power, and is also a safer way to head the ball. • Head the ball with the center of the forehead, not the top of the head. • The ball should be contacted on the bottom half of the ball.

  8. Step 5 Eyes open, mouth closed • Keep your mouth closed so as not to bite your tongue, and eyes open to see the ball arriving and so as not to contact the ball with the nose. • Watch the ball leave your head and clear away. • Once the ball is headed out, it is usually prudent to follow the ball out in order to apply defensive pressure should it fall to an opponent.

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  12. Remember • See the flight of the ball • Get your body in line with the flight path of the ball • Attack the ball as it arrives • Arch your back and gain power in the header from the hips, not the neck • Eyes open, mouth closed

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