I create tension on the elastic band by moving away from the person who's holding it, and I maintain that tension while jumping up to head the ball. It works my legs and core while also working on balance. You feel it helping on the field when you're going up for a header or when an opponent is pulling or pushing to gain position. Brandi Chastain
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![Balancing on an unstable surface, I'm forced to use every muscle in my leg and all the muscles in my foot. It also strengthens my ankles, which is important considering the number of ankle sprains in soccer. You don't need to add the kick. At home I'll just balance on the disk for a minute. If my husband or son [Cameron, 16] is around, sometimes they'll toss the ball, and I'll catch it instead of kick it. - Brandi Chastain Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBCcmFuZGkgQ2hhc3RhaW4gICAg&num=8 "Balancing on an unstable surface, I'm forced to use every muscle in my leg and all the muscles in my foot. It also strengthens my ankles, which is important considering the number of ankle sprains in soccer. You don't need to add the kick. At home I'll just balance on the disk for a minute. If my husband or son [Cameron, 16] is around, sometimes they'll toss the ball, and I'll catch it instead of kick it. - Brandi Chastain Quotes")
![By taking my hand from a stable surface and placing it on an unstable one [the soccer ball], I'm working different muscles in my arm than I do with a regular push-up. And it really works my core. You need to keep your abdominals tight to be able to hold this position. - Brandi Chastain Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=QnkgdGFraW5nIG15IGhhbmQgZnJvbSBhIHN0YWJsZSBzdXJmYWNlIGFuZCBwbGFjaW5nIGl0IG9uIGFuIHVuc3RhYmxlIG9uZSBbdGhlIHNvY2NlciBiYWxsXSwgSSdtIHdvcmtpbmcgZGlmZmVyZW50IG11c2NsZXMgaW4gbXkgYXJtIHRoYW4gSSBkbyB3aXRoIGEgcmVndWxhciBwdXNoLXVwLiBBbmQgaXQgcmVhbGx5IHdvcmtzIG15IGNvcmUuIFlvdSBuZWVkIHRvIGtlZXAgeW91ciBhYmRvbWluYWxzIHRpZ2h0IHRvIGJlIGFibGUgdG8gaG9sZCB0aGlzIHBvc2l0aW9uLiA=&author=ICBCcmFuZGkgQ2hhc3RhaW4gICAg&num=4 "By taking my hand from a stable surface and placing it on an unstable one [the soccer ball], I'm working different muscles in my arm than I do with a regular push-up. And it really works my core. You need to keep your abdominals tight to be able to hold this position. - Brandi Chastain Quotes")
