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Wednesday, 31 August 2005, 08:40 GMT 09:40 UK

Rolling the ball

You'll see many keepers catch the ball and look to quickly get it out to one of the defenders.

The rolling throw is a great way to do this, but it should only be used over short distances as you cannot generate too much power throwing underarm.



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