Body Postion -
Wide legs, light feet ablilty to move, get feet close to the tackled player.
Upper body, low, aim to trap the ball with your forarm and "dig like a dog" twisting has you pull.
Drill - Red player jackles then throws the ball to blue player oppsite him and the other pair work, repeat- change the jacklers angle.
light feet - japan house pebbles.
in more ways than one
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