{"id":60395,"date":"2024-07-15T08:36:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T08:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/?p=60395"},"modified":"2024-07-15T08:36:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T08:36:25","slug":"3-ways-to-volley-a-soccer-ball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/?p=60395","title":{"rendered":"3 WAYS TO VOLLEY A SOCCER BALL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UAtH2R--4KQ?rel=0&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>1. Half Volley<br \/>\n\u2022 Use the laces (instep) of your shoe.<br \/>\n\u2022 Strike the ball just as it bounces off the ground.<br \/>\n\u2022 This requires excellent timing to catch the ball at the right moment.<\/p>\n<p>2. Full Volley<br \/>\n\u2022 Use the laces (instep) of your shoe.<br \/>\n\u2022 Lean slightly forward, and keep your eyes on the ball.<br \/>\n\u2022 Let the ball drop below your knee before striking.<br \/>\n\u2022 Swing your leg through the ball, keeping your foot firm and pointed downward. Aim to make contact with the center or bottom half of the ball.<\/p>\n<p>3. Side Volley<br \/>\n\u2022 Use the instep of your foot.<br \/>\n\u2022 Position your body side-on to the ball.<br \/>\n\u2022 Rotate your hips and swing your leg sideways to meet the ball. This technique is useful for redirecting the ball towards a specific target.<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UAtH2R--4KQ\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Half Volley \u2022 Use the laces (instep) of your shoe. \u2022 Strike the ball just as it bounces off the ground. \u2022 This requires excellent timing to catch the&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":60396,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[258],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer-how-to-practices"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=60395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60395\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/60396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=60395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=60395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=60395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}