I think juggling is quite misunderstood. A lot of people who can't juggle say juggling doesn't make you a good player which is only partly true. How can you be a great player however if you lack the skill and technique to tap a ball up in the air with your foot? Its not difficult. Not all great jugglers are great players, but all great players are great jugglers. How many can you do? It its anything less than 500 I would say you might lack control, although most don't have the attention span. I can go for over an hour (a few thousand maybe? Like 8000?) but I obviously mix it up, heading, thighs, shoulders etc. Doing tricks is great too, it improves dexterity, control, skill and creativity. I went over 30 minutes once combining difficult juggles (shoulder etc) with some basic tricks. I used to be a big tackling defender, always very intelligent and aggresive but lacking skill. About 2 years ago I started working on my own with juggling and tricks and now, because of my previous on pitch ability, have managed to combine this new found skill with my other attributes. I don't try fancy tricks just basic ones in games but my control and basic skills have improved immeasureably, all by juggling. I am as skillful as the 'showboats' around but yet they have nothing else. Speed juggling is perhaps the best of all, I saw it on TV once and tried it, I can now do about 95 in one minute on my right foot, and 75 if I switch feet. I would never have believed how fast this improved not just my ball control, but overall ability. Suddenly I found myself looking up much more easily, picking out team mates easier, being quicker on the ball, everything improved. Try speed juggling it is amazing. Everything about your game will improve. How many can you do in a minute?
I'm one of the very few here who can't juggle......... yet. But tahts because I didn't grow up playing streetball nor practiced juggling. Anyways I have two balls now, a size 3 and 5, and I'm practicing every day. I remember reading somewhere that tells you to flip your feet up to tap the ball, however I noticed that adds too much spin. When I watch Touzani its almost like he locks the ankles and just brings up the foot to tap the ball. Can anyone add some tips?
I was just woundering if anyone has used a mini ball (size 1) because i have for awhile now i i feel it has improve my ingame controll. A mini is harder to controll because its size (obviously) and weight, you need to have a lighter touch on the ball. In a game, because im use to a mini, my over all control has improved. does anyone else use a mini ball, and how has it worked out. As for speed juggling i practice this but i mix it up with tricks and combo's, and have never actually counted how many i can do, but i guess i should.
I don't have the patience. The funny thing is that I can juggle for a decent amount of time (at least 5-10 mins or so) in tennis shoes, but no more than about 10 touches with actual soccer shoes.
same with me, running shoes work best for me! yeh i agree juggling helps ur game...juggling = your control over the ball = overall ability to do what you want with the ball.
http://www.soccer-magic.com/fsm_speedjuggling.html I can juggle the same with trainers as in football boots, I never had that problem, maybe you have never practiced in boots but the skill should transfer. As for juggling the ball its just practice, the technique will come, you should just relax your legs and curl your toes up a little bit to get the ball going vertically. It shouldn't spin too much, just a little bit. If you can do it without spin thats harder and is another variation.
The really odd thing is that I usually practice in boots, and can't make more than about 10 touches. Meanwhile, almost every time I try in tennis shoes, which is only once in a while, I pretty much go until I decide to stop, and that's generally 5-10 minutes.
Fila Claudio Reynas. In the last 12 months, I've also tried it wearing Nike Air Zoom Brasils, and also a borrowed pair of Kelme boots, don't remember the model. Same effect with all three. Heck, I even do better wearing heavy hiking boots. Incidentally, I have no trouble picking a corner of the net from 25 yards. It's one of the few things I do really, really well.
I can't juggle worth a darn but it's a skill I wish I had. It's definitely worthwhile. Players who can juggle tend to have better first touch and ball control.
i normally juggle in me socks out in me yard which is pretty cool with a little champions league ball that is size 1 i recommend people to do that, i don't have the stayin power to count or nethin lol guess thats just me
Well whatever nationally ranked means....no. No I am from Ireland so definately not Football (soccer) is only my second sport.
just cus he cant juggle in cleats doesnt mean he sucks i cant juglle in cleats very good but have you seen my freestyle vids?
Hey, by the time my senior season rolled around, I was mostly around just to take set pieces... mind you, we had a lot of them, since SCIAC fouls a lot (average of probably between 4 and 5 yellow cards per team per game... we were the cleanest team in the conference all three years I played, averaging *only* about 2.5 yellows per game).
It comes to pretty much this: I'm not very good at most things in soccer, but the few things I'm good at, I'm really good at. That would be shooting from distance, crossing, set pieces in general, creating space with first touch away from pressure, and quick passing. By the time my senior season rolled around, I was mostly around just to take set pieces... mind you, we had a lot of them, since SCIAC fouls a lot (average of probably between 4 and 5 yellow cards per team per game... we were the cleanest team in the conference all three years I played, averaging *only* about 2.5 yellows per game). And as I said, in tennis shoes I basically juggle until I get bored of it. Just can't juggle in boots for some reason.
Juggling is good, but IT IS NOT IMPORTANT. What the hell do you do with juggling 1 billion times when you can't make a good pass, you can't run, you can't kick a shot on goal during a whole game? Are you going to juggle everytime you get a pass and then give a bad pass? I bet I can cross as good as beckham and I know that I could get a spot in a team because of that (I'm not in a team because I'm a year away from being a engineer). Can you get a spot in a team by juggling 1 billion times? I doubt it. I can tell you something that will make you a good player "Futsal (futbolito)" Most people in Southamerica actually play Futsal with a ball #3 that doesn't bounce and many famous players including Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Pele credit their skills to Futsal.
This actually makes perfect sense, based on balance. One of the reasons I think juggling is a vastly over-rated skill: When juggling well, a player tends to have their weight on the back of their feet, and be leaning back. Leisure shoes and tennis shoes are designed to stand and walk in, activities that use more of the heel of the shoe, and require the ability to balance in back. Sprinting, cutting, defending, shooting - pretty much everything except for chipped passes or touch passes - almost every soccer skill (and most other sports, is performed with most of your weight in your toes. Therefore, a cleat gives you better balance when on your toes. Every time I see a young player who enjoys juggling for practice, I try to get them to work with a wall and practice placement, inside and outside spin, and power. Ironically, I was a pretty good juggler. My greatest juggling defeat was at a soccer camp when I was about ten. I remembered the kid's name, this annoying kid who won the juggling contest almost entirely with thigh juggling - but it was such a generic name, I had kind of put him out of mind until college soccer. Then I realized it was the same Andrew Lewis who was playing for Princeton, and then went on to play for the Metros and the Fire.
Its not overrated. No one is gonna claim juggling improves everything but it certainly improves close control and technique. Its a great habit to have. All great players in the world can juggle. Its not a substitute for other types of training but as well as. If you do 1 hour juggling practice everyday instead of sitting on the couch you will be a better player. Also try speed juggling, it is great you will learn great technique and control and be able to be quick on the ball if you incorporate this into your usual training.
There's no need to say someone sucks just for not being able to do tic tacs he may be a much better player than you that just believes in passing the ball off rather than trying to be a lil flashy Touzani wannabe and losing the ball. Ever think of that?