How important is juggling?
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Anonymous
Wow! At 7! Can't wait to see her on the WNT... My daughter's club has 3 girls on YNT--they all have great footskills... and they can also juggle. LOL |
Anonymous
those YNTs that didn't make it past the recent WC group stages? Juggling is great! Past a certain number (or time) is not adding value. Multiple surface touches is just a part of becoming a better player. |
Anonymous
Yes, 2 were on the U17 WC team... but, by all means, hate on the kids for a bad tournament. I'm sure your child is better than all on that roster. SMH |
Anonymous
What a mean spirited comment that poster made |
Anonymous
| Juggling is something any serious player should be able to do, but it is not transformative. There are definitely more important things. At certain positions I would not be surprised to see high level players who cannot juggle. |
Anonymous
It isn't the only thing, but I would definitely be shocked at a high level player who can't juggle (not a player who plays in a high level league, because not everyone who makes a team belongs on the team). Not every juggler can play, but every truly high level player can absolutely juggle. Messi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b92f71jfUYw Marta: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfax6BOBd34 Pulisic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4geoqD7dC4 Little Pulisic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9imOzT_-KQ I can do this all night. |
Anonymous
+1000 |
Anonymous
| My son is 6 and they introduced this tonight he can do 2 and is so frustrated that my television, my frame, the dog, my daughter’s art project and I have all suffered the missed juggles. I took a tip from this thread and we decided on a goal of 6 juggles (for every year of his age) in a month. Is that an outlandish goal for his age. Maybe I got over excited at seeing that little boys video someone posted. |
Anonymous
The number of FIFA players that can’t juggle proficiently: 0. |
Anonymous
Not my 7 y.o. PP but this is too good. Even if those girls are such prolific jugglers, that skill set was not very helpful. Maybe we do meed that 7yo for the future teams. |
Anonymous
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https://youtu.be/zV2ypOhUnjc
If a 2 year old can do it, then your 6-8 year olds can't make excuses for not at least trying / practicing 
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Anonymous
Right, because the Germans and Koreans that we lost too, and the Spaniards who won the tournament, probably aren't very good at juggling at all. |
Anonymous
Your kid can't juggle and because she can't juggle you don't think it is very important. We get it. Nobody said that juggling makes a great player. But seriously, how good could your kids touch really be if she can't even juggle? Juggling demonstrates one simple fact, that a kid has the ball at their feet A LOT. There isn't another activity that requires less material, space or support to do that can develop comfort with the ball more than juggling. If your kid is not even motivated to juggle, no matter what lack of benefits you believe can come from doing so, it tells me a couple of things: 1. Your kid gives up when things are hard. 2. Your kid does not work enough away from organized activities. 3. Your kid lacks a true relationship and kinesiology with the ball. |
Anonymous
| ^^^*"isn't very important" |
Anonymous
Juggling is very useful but don’t be a weirdo. It doesn’t tell you anything about anybody’s kid. |