Juggling

[Anonymous]

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Regarding plateau: 20-30 with dominant foot, 5-10 with both.

If she can string together 20-30 it's a matter of practice more than technique. DD can juggle until she gets bored now, but definitely got stuck at certain points. I don't think she ever did anything differently so much as just kept on trying until she got it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks to anyone who was not snarky. This site can be really nasty. Of course there is YouTube, but there is a ton of $&it on that site. I was asking for honest recommendations.
Regarding plateau: 20-30 with dominant foot, 5-10 with both.

I’d spend time working that weak foot and moving it from the strong to weak and back, if that is the case. It’s not fun, but if she can put 20 mins in working on that weak foot a few times a week, she’ll break through. I’d also recommend using a ball that is “softer”/slightly under inflated, it might help. Some of the hard, plastic-y balls can be a little tougher to control.

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks to anyone who was not snarky. This site can be really nasty. Of course there is YouTube, but there is a ton of $&it on that site. I was asking for honest recommendations.
Regarding plateau: 20-30 with dominant foot, 5-10 with both.

So have her juggle for 5 minutes using one foot(ie 5 minutes right foot, 5 minutes left foot). After that 2-3 minutes of juggling alternating feet. So a good week will be 4 times for 12 minutes. She should start with the ball on the ground and pull it back to her foot. Juggling early on is about touch and balance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks to anyone who was not snarky. This site can be really nasty. Of course there is YouTube, but there is a ton of $&it on that site. I was asking for honest recommendations.
Regarding plateau: 20-30 with dominant foot, 5-10 with both.

My 9yr has to do this during covid cuz there's nothing else to do. She got may be 4 on right foot. She just go outside everyday and work at it. Pick it up each time until u get to 100 without dropping then start to keep going at whatever pace. Overtime your kid will get use to it and know how to hit the ball. She used to get frustrated at it but it does get easier with practice. It will just take times.

I would say once your kid get to 50 or hundreds both feet switch to the small ball and start the process again. Juggle, Catch until he/she comfortable with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is the plateau she is stuck at? To me the points where players typically hit plateaus are getting past 5-6, then past ~20, and finally ~80-100.

Two big key focus points are 1) maintaining balance on your weak foot so that you can string juggles together with the laces of the stronger foot, 2) getting your weaker foot to be competent enough that you can get a touch or two with it and get the ball back to your stronger foot. Eventually, players need to practice solely with the weaker foot more to get it up to snuff.

Yes. Good post. A very big key is getting competent with the weak foot.

[Anonymous]

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Because this happens normally in a soccer match.

[Anonymous]

Completely agree about weak foot and balance. Have her do this on concrete. Left, right, bounce, left, right, bounce until she can get to 50 to 100 that way. Then get rid of the bounce. Bounce allows reset of balance but it is a timing thing also and bounce allows her to practice the timing and get into a repetitive habit.

[Anonymous]

My son sucked at juggling, relatively speaking. He was never the best juggler, but around U13 he figured it out. Now he looks like all the other kids doing the left, right, left, juggling off the feet. He has good touch in game. There is something to be said about juggling, but it's not the end all, be all of soccer.