[Ictar]

I've practiced and practiced to prepare for college soccer next year, but I can not get this juggling crap down. The other guys who will be on the team when we finally get one can juggle fairly well with every part of their body. I have problems keeping it going on my best foot more than 5 times.

My touch is fine. I can settle long balls, anything really, pretty good most of the time, so I just want to juggle because everyone else can. I feel I have to know how.

Are there any secrets except practicing?

[rymannryan]

Sometimes, a way to keep it going longer is to angle your foot up so the ball spins backwards. I'm sure if you go outside and try this then you will be able to get more than five touches. Also, be sure to really concentrate when you first start so you don't lose the ball on a silly touch. I don't really know what else to tell you. When I first started, I just went out each day and tried to accomplish more than I did the days before. Don't expect perfection at first. How long do you practice it?

[GoHawks4]

This dude is right, put back spin on the ball and it will come back to you. Then you can chest it or head it.

[hambone]

practice like this.....
First, just try with one foot. Drop the ball from your hand, kick it back up, catch. Make sure the ball doesn't go higher than your neck.
Do that about 25 times with each foot. Or if it is easy only ten, if hard then maybe even 50.

Next just try to get two, then kick it back up to your hands and catch it.
Repeat about the same amount.

Then, do the same thing get three.
Repeat about 25 times with both feet. Then 25 times alternating between feet. (drop it on your left then your right then your left, to get equal touches with both feet, when you alternate.)

After that, just keep trying to go higher, each day try to get more.

Once you get up higher on your feet (like 20 or something) start trying with your knees only, and your head only.

When juggling focus on balance and feel the ball hitting your foot try to feel where it hits each time and observe how it bounces off each part of the foot. Lean over the ball a bit I think (not sure it really matters, after you juggle a while it becomes second nature.)

[Ictar]

I do put a bit of back spin on it and sometimes chest it back to my foot. That helps.

I saw a guy recently on TLC juggling with his feet and placing it behind his neck. The weird thing was there was absolutely no spin on the ball. It just went straight up and down.

Ah well, I guess I'll start working on it. Thanks for the suggestions.

[NC_ODP02]

the way I "kill the spin" on the ball is just lock my ankle and straighten my foot(as if too take a volley or shot)...and connect with the middle of my foot...it also adds power....

Now, to juggle...just practice...find how to balance yourself comfortably and wat feels good to your foot and works. Dropping the ball to your foot and kicking back to your hands helps a lot when first starting(as stated above). Once you get a hang of things, juggling becomes easy and fun because you can start doing tricks. I get frustrated because I have gotten above 300 some days, and the next day I can barely get above 50. Juggling does improve your touch, but it comes to a point where it really cant help your touch any more and it is just a drill to warm up....

[Turk from Pigs Eye]

Don't count. Just concentrate on keeping it going. When you miss try to think about why.

[soccerstart9]

Everyone on here is right...the best way to juggle is to practice getting backspin on the ball...to do that do this: when the ball FISRT tuches your foot your foot should be pointed....as soon as you feel it, flex, that motion should put enough spin on the ball. Also, between every ball, put your foot down and then pick it back up for the next touch, this way you're balance will be better and you can get more touches. ~side note~Juggling not only helps your tuoch but also gives you something to do when you are early or if you have a ball, and it's intimidating to other players.*Keep trying, it can take a long time, but it's worth it~peaceout~Kez

[rymannryan]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Ictar

I saw a guy recently on TLC juggling with his feet and placing it behind his neck. The weird thing was there was absolutely no spin on the ball. It just went straight up and down.

That just comes with time.

[Chetmonkey4000]

to tell you the truth i was a lot like you, but that was back around 5th grade, even though i still had the same problem. the key to learning how to juggle is practice...i could get past 10, but only when i used my thighs...then one day i decided i wanted to make a really good team and i needed to learn how to juggle...so i went outside and went to work...i said ok, i'm gonna get 2, and i did 2 with my feet, then i said i'll do 3...and i did that...and i kept going...i got up to 10 by the end of hte day, i was very excited...i then went to my friends house the next day, he was a very good juggler, and he liked to play a lot of juggling games, he taught me a game where you have 2 chances to add up to a certain amount of juggles...we played that for an hour, and i got up to 30 on 2 tries...the next day i played by myself and i got 30 in a row, it was amazing, in 2 days i had gone from 10-30....i worked on it for 2 weeks for 30 minutes everyday, and by the end of the week i had gotten 78...i became the best juggler on my team...i recently taught my sister this method and she can now do 10 juggles and she is really young....just play some games with yourself and it will come naturally...have fun