There are a few things to remember when we shield the soccer ball. The first thing to remember is we have to get our body between the ball and our opponent. Now we are under pressure. The second thing we have to remember is that the ball has to be controlled on the outside of the foot so it is further away from the side the defender is approaching from.  You should receive the ball with the outside of the foot, away from the pressure and defender, as the defender comes around we keep it on the opposite side, shielding away from the defender. We use the other side of the foot so the defender does not have access to the ball. Our weight is placed on our back foot.