This is the most relevant thing said on this thread. It will take many years and it will happen subtly (without you knowing it is happening) but it will improve your trapping and other close-in touches. Especially trapping with the instep. When you get bored, start sending it high. Also experiment with making contact that will produce no spin on the ball.
gosh, there is no need to attack him cuz he only does 3 juggles. I bet by now he can do over 10 and in a few months it will be over 100. On the other hand, it would be a good idea to start practicing juggling more instead of freekicks because your touch is much more useful than the ability to get a ball around the wall. I don't want to be mean, I mean I can't take freekicks that well myself and O should probably practice them more.
^ Dont kick it too hard. Try putting backspin on it by pointing your toes up when you kick it. If youre losing your balance try going switching feet on every touch, so its like you're marching in place. Its harder to lose your balance that way...
Definitely quality over quantity. Try to use as many parts of your body (except arms, of course) and vary the height of your juggles. Challenge yourself. Juggle using the insides and outsides of your feet. Juggle off your head, onto your chest, etc. As you can see, the combination possibilities are almost infinite. Most of all, HAVE FUN.
Boy, I try and try not to spin a ball but I am so used to spinning a ball while juggling with my instep. Can any one give me a good tip
This is a totally uninformed suggestion, but if you're stuck on 3 juggles or so, it might be more effective to practice by catching the ball between touches (because right now you're probably not getting enough quality touches to efficiently improve skill, and are spending too much time retrieving the ball). Try this: hold the ball around waist height, drop it, and tap it back up to waist height with as straight a flight as possible. Catch it again, do this repeatedly - and also practice kicking it up to different heights (thigh, knee), making sure to hit it straight up each time. If you do this for a while to develop your control, it should become easier to link together longer strings of juggles.
sad thing is some of you have no life and count to over 200. practice something else. you will never stop in the game and say wait let me juggle for you i can do over 100 and then the other team will go home because your so good. and phillys who cares if you can only do 3 if you can tackle someone who can do 100 and hurt them then your job is done.
i can only do about 80 when i am counting myself, but as i am a male! lol when someone else is couting my record is 170. i can only do 1 thing at a time!
Yeah Phillys just remember to use backspin and flick your foot at it so it goes up and you can easily control it. Today at work i counted 74 juggles with an actual juggling ball and had to stop because my Boss was p1ssed at me haha
1. Surely juggling helps develp touch and control, and makes a player more comfortable with the ball. I found it particularly helpful in establishing more confidence to play with my weaker (left) foot -- juggling demands that you play with ball with both feet with regularity, although not necessarily alternating. You also get the thighs, head, and shoulders involved. 2. "In my day", I would regularly get 500-1000, but like many other relpies here, I would get bored with it and stop concentrating -- you always lose it when you stop paying attention to the rhythm you get going. Also, I found myself with a little hangup as I approached the next count of 100 (400, 500, 600) and I would often lose the rhythm by thinking about it too much. 3. The first way to practice is simply to juggle -- get yourself to consistently reach 100, then you can mix it up with a little variety. One poster here mentions juggling for time instead of count -- an excellent idea. You can also set targets on reaching a certain count -- say, 100 -- using only the feet, or thighs or head (100 on your head is hard, for me anyway). And you can spice it up with tricks, like those on the Nike site or anything you want. You can juggle in pairs or small groups, with touch limits or minimums -- all these are good quick training exercises, but juggling for hours and hours continually can get old quick. 4. I would think the average should be higher than the 15 or 25 cited by some earlier replies. Players should try to get at least to 50 consistently -- younger players can work on their numbers by allowing themselves a bounce between touches untile they get the feel for the right weight to put on the ball. Juggling certainly isn't everything, but players who can't grab a ball and do 40 or 50 might have some control "issues" in game situations. ONE OF THE HARDEST EXERCISES IS TO JUGGLE AT THE END OF TRAINING -- AFTER SPRINTS OR HILLS OR ANY FITNESS RUNNING -- IT'S A WHOLE NEW BALLGAME WHEN YOU'RE SPENT, AND IT REALLY TRAINS YOUR CONCENTRATION -- TRY IT. Out
Backspin on the ball is normal and useful- in that it is easier and you don't have to get your foot up as high when making contact. Once you're proficient juggling this way, you should try different things. To get no spin, point the foot (only slightly) keeping your ankle fixed and make contact w/ the ball up higher- around knee level. It takes more energy to do this.
juggling will help your game very much. the more you do the better. learn how to become very comfortable and confident in your touches (juggling really helps!!!) this could make the difference during a game or training session.
Same here.. actually I started playing as a schoolboy at the age of 9 or 10, but just playtime soccer. Started serious at 15-16, joined a team. I think Giggs started at 14-15ish, but Tristan 17? Interesting...
I strongly disagree. Coerver-style footwork drills are the single best things that someone can do on there own to improve their skills. They provide so much more variety and improve so much more skill. Also, knocking the ball against a wall or backboard is at least as good as juggling.
Once I had a coach who couldn't juggle. He had some of us players help him with a camp for little kids. We'd tell the kids to, "go ask Coach Ray to teach you how to juggle". After we did this a couple of times, he got pretty pissed.
1. As I improve my juggling improves so I think it works vice versa too. 2. 1200 exactly was my recordI got like last month. 3. Best way to practise at first is to just keep at it. Maybe start with your knees like I did because it is easier and you will gain confidence. I have now learned a new thing to do with juggling which is take five touches then kick the ball high into the air ( at least 2 head heights) then control the ball (or footstall it if you want to be fancy) and continue. This excercise improves your touch so much more than just juggling I believe. I want to learn how to juggle on my head a lot better my record is around 32 but I want that to be more like my average. 4. Average...probably in the 500 range when I actually try to just keep going. Juggle and play with a wall at the same time is the most fun and beneficial thing to do alone IMHO.
I have seen so much about this Coerver-style stuff, I don't really know what it is but does anyone reccomend I buy a DVD on it from amazon for $30?
I like to juggle the ball i've never really counted how many i can do though because i get bored of counting - lol Yes using a smaller ball will help to improve your touch. The only problem is the smaller the ball the lighter it gets. I tend to use a mitre football de Salao which doesnt have a bladder. Its a small leather ball with foam inside so its heavier and doesnt bounce. With it being heavier it also helps to build up your leg muscles. If i want to practice even more i tend to use a golf ball. Its good until it starts to hurt your foot but you really need to concentrate keeping it up. A good practice is doing a skill called numbers - you basically try and get as high as you can start by doing 1 kick up on your right, then 1 kick up on your left. The 2 on your right and 2 on your life, then 3 and so on and so on without letting the ball bounce. Its good for work on your weaker foot. Kick ups are hard to master you just have to get your body into a rythm and whatever you do DONT USE YOUR HANDS! no matter how tempting it is to catch the ball when you feel like you've hit it wrong try and recover without catching the ball. Even if you have to just let the ball bounce just use your feet appleCORR