The shield device shown herein is one to aid in soccer practice. An individual player can practice kicking a soccer ball into the apparatus and have it bounced back in his or her general area. The lower area of the shield comprises a back panel and two side panels connected at an angle to the back panel. Each panel is made of a sufficiently rigid material, such as plywood, to absorb the impact of the kicked soccer ball. Above the panels is netting, such as nylon netting, to guard against and intercept errant flights of the ball.