playing soccer with the puppy

I've been playing 'soccer' with the puppy since he was pretty little. I kick the basketball and he runs after it growling. Nothing like bullying a ball into submission. When he catches it, he blocks it with his chest and holds it down with his chin. Then he watches my feet. if I pick up my left foot to push it towards his left, he puts up his left front leg to hold it. etc. I have to wait til he's distracted, and then kick it good .
In the meantime, one of the other cockers, Bailey has begun to play on her own. She uses her chest to keep it from rolling away, and mostly pushes the ball with the side of her face, growling ferociously the whole time. She also uses her front paws to move the ball, sometimes to steer it a little. The only time she wants any interference is when she gets stuck in a corner, then she backs away to let me pick it up and throw it out into the middle of the yard. The other day her game was so exciting she was barking those little high pitched 'play-with-me' barks (at the ball). It was hilarious.