[header] How to catch a football [title] Keep your eyes on the football. [step] You want to be watching the football the entire time it's in the air. Pick a spot on the football-the white strip or the tip of the ball-and lock your eyes on that spot until the ball is in your hands. 
[title] Use your fingers to catch the football, not your palms. [step] Your fingers should be the first thing to come into contact with the ball.