1.   But the rookie not only caught up to the pass, he had the soft hands to caress the ball before landing in the end zone.

2.   I like to say a catcher receives and caresses the ball.

3.   Peter Hemmendinger, director of coaching for the Grand Mesa Youth Soccer Association and coach of the Grand Mesa Fire, said to caress the ball.

4.   Suddenly, like an invisible predator, his hands fly up to caress the ball the moment it arrives.

5.   Diao took his pass and caressed the ball with the outside of his right foot past advancing keeper Thomas Sorensen.