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Anonymous wrote:The best are parents who brag about how fast their kids juggle and as proof they post a video of a professional soccer player doing it almost that fast.

^darling shocking news for you, better be seated when you read that if you believe that a juggle can’t be done in a second then you have wasted your entire life believing that you know about real football. Did your kids private trainer ever play pro?

^^^ Dude your DD looks like a man in that video.

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Anonymous wrote:Are there videos (YouTube) of really good 2008G players in our area? Someone with incredible skills, etc.

My DD is asking so she can watch to gauge herself and learn what skills she needs and be encouraged.

Take her to a practice at a bigger club.

Rose Lavelle at 11
https://youtu.be/eRVMoHEvseA

How many juggles your kid does with both feet? +100? 0?
Start by practicing it, This is basic skill.

At 11 the top technical girls can juggle into the 1000’s. The drop off is steep after that though. The reason you attend a practice at a big clubs is to get a feel for the the technical skills(unusual not overwhelming), athleticism, aggression and physicality of the other players. Sometimes the speed of play is faster but the amount of time you get with the ball with no pressure is a lot less.

Hmm...not sure about that. It did not look Rose could make 1000s. She probably focused on other skills besides juggling to get where she is now.

My older son was doing over 1,000 at 11. My younger son (great player)never focused on juggling. Now at U15, U13, my older son's touch is crazy good. After getting so many juggles he got into catching it on his neck, around the world, etc. At U14, he has shot up in profile after sort of being ignored for some years. He now gets stopped by opposing coaches to comment on his good play after games. I see my U13, dropping off after being one of the top players. He doesn't work on soccer like his older brother because he really has started to love basketball and his first instinct is to go out front and shoot hoops. Older brother biked up in the rain to play at the high school field on his day off today.

If a player focus so much time practicing juggles, how do they have time to practice other foot skills?

While I agree that 1000 juggles is very impressive, how much is too much? Meaning: is 50-100 juggles adequate?

Juggling is part of the skill base. At the younger ages it develops touch and balance. Once you get over 100 you just do it for a set amount of time( 5-10 minutes 3 days a week) as part of your skill work. Juggling is not a huge time commitment. 1000 juggles is about 9 minutes- 120 minute.

My DD does this. It includes juggles as part of the base skill.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgsymJy0RJk

When she was u10 she did this. The coaches would time them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5ClnKlYZw0&t=15s&app=desktop

Both were given out as “homework” by the coaches.

Exaggeration. 120 toe taps per minute yes. 120 juggles per minute. No way. Two per second is not possible.

No, when below the knee it’s 2 per second. Watch the video starting about 3:31.

I don't think you know how long a second is.

^+1 Your kid is just too slow...

Another satisfied wife.

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Don't move the goalposts. Let's be clear. Not a juggle in one second. Two juggles PER SECOND. For 1000 juggles. Still waiting for any video of anyone doing 120 juggles in 1 minute.

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Anonymous wrote:The best are parents who brag about how fast their kids juggle and as proof they post a video of a professional soccer player doing it almost that fast.

^darling shocking news for you, better be seated when you read that if you believe that a juggle can’t be done in a second then you have wasted your entire life believing that you know about real football. Did your kids private trainer ever play pro?

^ so your private trainer didn’t play pro, you or your spouse didn’t. shocking new isn’t? you don’t even know about basic skills...haha

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Anonymous wrote:Don't move the goalposts. Let's be clear. Not a juggle in one second. Two juggles PER SECOND. For 1000 juggles. Still waiting for any video of anyone doing 120 juggles in 1 minute.

Nobody cares.

Juggling is about comfort with the ball. A good juggler can juggle fast or slow and move the ball around at will. The speed test is irrelevant.

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Nobody cares about juggling. It's a circus trick.

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Anonymous wrote:Nobody cares about juggling. It's a circus trick.

That is ignorant and dismissive. Juggling develops comfort with the ball in the cheapest and most efficient way possible.

Wall ball and juggling are two of the cheapest ways to improve first touch and comfort.

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Anonymous wrote:Nobody cares about juggling. It's a circus trick.

That is ignorant and dismissive. Juggling develops comfort with the ball in the cheapest and most efficient way possible.

Wall ball and juggling are two of the cheapest ways to improve first touch and comfort.

Nobody cares.

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Anonymous wrote:Nobody cares about juggling. It's a circus trick.

That is ignorant and dismissive. Juggling develops comfort with the ball in the cheapest and most efficient way possible.

Wall ball and juggling are two of the cheapest ways to improve first touch and comfort.

Nobody cares.

Yup, and kids will learn how to juggle whether you think it is a circus trick or not.

There is no harm in spending time on it and if your kid has something they do to improve that is also great.

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Anonymous wrote:Nobody cares about juggling. It's a circus trick.

That is ignorant and dismissive. Juggling develops comfort with the ball in the cheapest and most efficient way possible.

Wall ball and juggling are two of the cheapest ways to improve first touch and comfort.

Nobody cares.

Yup, and kids will learn how to juggle whether you think it is a circus trick or not.

There is no harm in spending time on it and if your kid has something they do to improve that is also great.

The harm is wasting time. If you are spending time worrying about breaking the juggling record, it won't help you with soccer. You should practice so many countless other things before juggling.

Any decent soccer player can juggle. Nobody cares how many you can do without missing one.

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Juggling is a sport. It's called Freestyling. The best freestylers are not the best soccer players. Simple as that. They spend their time juggling.

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Anonymous wrote:Nobody cares about juggling. It's a circus trick.

That is ignorant and dismissive. Juggling develops comfort with the ball in the cheapest and most efficient way possible.

Wall ball and juggling are two of the cheapest ways to improve first touch and comfort.

Nobody cares.

Yup, and kids will learn how to juggle whether you think it is a circus trick or not.

There is no harm in spending time on it and if your kid has something they do to improve that is also great.

The harm is wasting time. If you are spending time worrying about breaking the juggling record, it won't help you with soccer. You should practice so many countless other things before juggling.

Any decent soccer player can juggle. Nobody cares how many you can do without missing one.

Wasting time? At 9, 10, or 11 years old in the living room or basement for 10-20 minutes a couple times a week is harm?

A number or a time limit to set as goal is harmful to a 9, 10, or 11 year old?

Developing touch and comfort with the ball in ones spare time is harmful?

You're being ridiculous. It isn't harmful, it isn't wasting any time. It can be done in conjunction with anything else as well. It isn't the only way to develop but it is one of the most straightforward solo ways to do so.

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Anonymous wrote:Nobody cares about juggling. It's a circus trick.

That is ignorant and dismissive. Juggling develops comfort with the ball in the cheapest and most efficient way possible.

Wall ball and juggling are two of the cheapest ways to improve first touch and comfort.

Nobody cares.

Yup, and kids will learn how to juggle whether you think it is a circus trick or not.

There is no harm in spending time on it and if your kid has something they do to improve that is also great.

The harm is wasting time. If you are spending time worrying about breaking the juggling record, it won't help you with soccer. You should practice so many countless other things before juggling.

Any decent soccer player can juggle. Nobody cares how many you can do without missing one.

Wasting time? At 9, 10, or 11 years old in the living room or basement for 10-20 minutes a couple times a week is harm?

A number or a time limit to set as goal is harmful to a 9, 10, or 11 year old?

Developing touch and comfort with the ball in ones spare time is harmful?

You're being ridiculous. It isn't harmful, it isn't wasting any time. It can be done in conjunction with anything else as well. It isn't the only way to develop but it is one of the most straightforward solo ways to do so.

Sure, practice juggling. But trying more than 50 at once is a waste of time. Whatever number you can make without a mistake beyond that... Nobody cares. That's the point. If that's the passion for the kid, do freestyling. Cool tricks. It's a distraction.

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Anonymous wrote:Nobody cares about juggling. It's a circus trick.

That is ignorant and dismissive. Juggling develops comfort with the ball in the cheapest and most efficient way possible.

Wall ball and juggling are two of the cheapest ways to improve first touch and comfort.

Nobody cares.

Yup, and kids will learn how to juggle whether you think it is a circus trick or not.

There is no harm in spending time on it and if your kid has something they do to improve that is also great.

The harm is wasting time. If you are spending time worrying about breaking the juggling record, it won't help you with soccer. You should practice so many countless other things before juggling.

Any decent soccer player can juggle. Nobody cares how many you can do without missing one.

Wasting time? At 9, 10, or 11 years old in the living room or basement for 10-20 minutes a couple times a week is harm?

A number or a time limit to set as goal is harmful to a 9, 10, or 11 year old?

Developing touch and comfort with the ball in ones spare time is harmful?

You're being ridiculous. It isn't harmful, it isn't wasting any time. It can be done in conjunction with anything else as well. It isn't the only way to develop but it is one of the most straightforward solo ways to do so.

Sure, practice juggling. But trying more than 50 at once is a waste of time. Whatever number you can make without a mistake beyond that... Nobody cares. That's the point. If that's the passion for the kid, do freestyling. Cool tricks. It's a distraction.

Nobody said any particular number. But if a kid wants to do more who the hell are you to say they are wasting their time?

Comfort with the ball is never a distraction. Seriously, just stay in your own lane on these things. For players who are very, very good at juggling it is relaxing for them.

Good lord the stupid hills people will die on for no reason. If a kid is juggling in the thousands an hour a day I'd give you the harm is the risk of repetitive injuries but beyond that there is no harm, no risk to the player and only improved comfort and first touch to be gained.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nobody cares about juggling. It's a circus trick.

That is ignorant and dismissive. Juggling develops comfort with the ball in the cheapest and most efficient way possible.

Wall ball and juggling are two of the cheapest ways to improve first touch and comfort.

Nobody cares.

Yup, and kids will learn how to juggle whether you think it is a circus trick or not.

There is no harm in spending time on it and if your kid has something they do to improve that is also great.

The harm is wasting time. If you are spending time worrying about breaking the juggling record, it won't help you with soccer. You should practice so many countless other things before juggling.

Any decent soccer player can juggle. Nobody cares how many you can do without missing one.

Wasting time? At 9, 10, or 11 years old in the living room or basement for 10-20 minutes a couple times a week is harm?

A number or a time limit to set as goal is harmful to a 9, 10, or 11 year old?

Developing touch and comfort with the ball in ones spare time is harmful?

You're being ridiculous. It isn't harmful, it isn't wasting any time. It can be done in conjunction with anything else as well. It isn't the only way to develop but it is one of the most straightforward solo ways to do so.

Sure, practice juggling. But trying more than 50 at once is a waste of time. Whatever number you can make without a mistake beyond that... Nobody cares. That's the point. If that's the passion for the kid, do freestyling. Cool tricks. It's a distraction.

Nobody said any particular number. But if a kid wants to do more who the hell are you to say they are wasting their time?

Comfort with the ball is never a distraction. Seriously, just stay in your own lane on these things. For players who are very, very good at juggling it is relaxing for them.

Good lord the stupid hills people will die on for no reason. If a kid is juggling in the thousands an hour a day I'd give you the harm is the risk of repetitive injuries but beyond that there is no harm, no risk to the player and only improved comfort and first touch to be gained.

There is no hill. That's the point. Nobody cares.