Catching a Football

3. Movement Phase

• Rarely when a football is thrown will it be in the exact location that you are prepared to catch it. As soon as a football is thrown you must ascertain the bodily adjustments you need to make to effectively catch the football when it reaches you. Be prepared to move your body with Lateral Flexion when adjusting to the Trajectory of the ball. To complete the movement phase successfully, you need to make sure that your knees are bent and your weight is shifted towards your toes. This ensures that you are Balanced and able to move your body in any direction to adjust to the flight of the ball. Also, you must adjust to the location of the football with your hands. As you do this, you must maintain the window that you created in phase one. 

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