Juggling

[Anonymous]

My U12 DD has hit a plateau in juggling. I know where she goes wrong but I’m not a good soccer player and can’t really help. Are there any GOOD videos out there that can help? Overall I think she puts too much force in and the foot and ball both go too high, but I don’t know how to help her keep it soft.

[Anonymous]

have her goole Tobin heath or rose lavalle and just watch how they do it. It's not a mystery to see they need a soft touch

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My U12 DD has hit a plateau in juggling. I know where she goes wrong but I’m not a good soccer player and can’t really help. Are there any GOOD videos out there that can help? Overall I think she puts too much force in and the foot and ball both go too high, but I don’t know how to help her keep it soft.

There is this cool thing out there still kinda new but looks pretty interesting its called YOUTUBE

[Anonymous]

Have her switch to tennis balls to get the tempo right. Then go back to bowling pins.

[Anonymous]

Look---the only way you get to be good at juggling is by spending hours practicing juggling. There is no special secret or video.

My oldest son REALLY struggled with juggling in the younger years. He is one persistent SOB and just would spend tons of time on it.

At 15, he can do double around the worlds, catch the ball on his neck, shoulder and any part of his body. It's entertaining to watch--but more so because he was the kid at U9-U11 that would purposely find a place to hide during the warm up juggle.

His younger brother never cared to do that. He can get 30-100 and could care less about it. He's got a good touch and is a good player too.

However, I have to say watching the older one at U16 now ---he is superior on the field because of the way his body can recognize the ball and accept it anywhere and have instant one touch.

It's true that not every good juggler is a good soccer player---but the reverse is true I find--every good soccer player is a good juggler (at least at the upper levels).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look---the only way you get to be good at juggling is by spending hours practicing juggling. There is no special secret or video.

My oldest son REALLY struggled with juggling in the younger years. He is one persistent SOB and just would spend tons of time on it.

At 15, he can do double around the worlds, catch the ball on his neck, shoulder and any part of his body. It's entertaining to watch--but more so because he was the kid at U9-U11 that would purposely find a place to hide during the warm up juggle.

His younger brother never cared to do that. He can get 30-100 and could care less about it. He's got a good touch and is a good player too.

However, I have to say watching the older one at U16 now ---he is superior on the field because of the way his body can recognize the ball and accept it anywhere and have instant one touch.

It's true that not every good juggler is a good soccer player---but the reverse is true I find--every good soccer player is a good juggler (at least at the upper levels).

+1. OP, if your DC is beginner, have him let the ball bounce once before juggling it in the air and alternating with each foot.

[Anonymous]

Thighs are an easy place to start and build confidence.

[Anonymous]

It’s a upwards kick (not out) and a backspin.....easy once you figure that out.

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look---the only way you get to be good at juggling is by spending hours practicing juggling. There is no special secret or video.

My oldest son REALLY struggled with juggling in the younger years. He is one persistent SOB and just would spend tons of time on it.

At 15, he can do double around the worlds, catch the ball on his neck, shoulder and any part of his body. It's entertaining to watch--but more so because he was the kid at U9-U11 that would purposely find a place to hide during the warm up juggle.

His younger brother never cared to do that. He can get 30-100 and could care less about it. He's got a good touch and is a good player too.

However, I have to say watching the older one at U16 now ---he is superior on the field because of the way his body can recognize the ball and accept it anywhere and have instant one touch.

It's true that not every good juggler is a good soccer player---but the reverse is true I find--every good soccer player is a good juggler (at least at the upper levels).

You're wrong. There are videos. Not sure what the rest of your post was about. It had nothing to do with answering the question. Should we all share stories about our kid's ability to juggle? Probably not. Just saying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look---the only way you get to be good at juggling is by spending hours practicing juggling. There is no special secret or video.

My oldest son REALLY struggled with juggling in the younger years. He is one persistent SOB and just would spend tons of time on it.

At 15, he can do double around the worlds, catch the ball on his neck, shoulder and any part of his body. It's entertaining to watch--but more so because he was the kid at U9-U11 that would purposely find a place to hide during the warm up juggle.

His younger brother never cared to do that. He can get 30-100 and could care less about it. He's got a good touch and is a good player too.

However, I have to say watching the older one at U16 now ---he is superior on the field because of the way his body can recognize the ball and accept it anywhere and have instant one touch.

It's true that not every good juggler is a good soccer player---but the reverse is true I find--every good soccer player is a good juggler (at least at the upper levels).

You're wrong. There are videos. Not sure what the rest of your post was about. It had nothing to do with answering the question. Should we all share stories about our kid's ability to juggle? Probably not. Just saying.

I think PP's point is that even though there are videos, for the vast majority of kids, it isn't just watching a video one time and then you can juggle. The videos all basically show the same thing. It is up to the player to practice it every day for awhile to be able to juggle well.

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

My daughter really struggled with juggling and we showed her lots of videos. What helped her was during covid my husband made it into a contest to see who could juggle longer. They were out on the street sometimes an hour at time because they were having so much fun. Alternating turns.

Its boring doing it on your own. For her, it really was about the repetitive motion and then something clicked. She is up over 100.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look---the only way you get to be good at juggling is by spending hours practicing juggling. There is no special secret or video.

My oldest son REALLY struggled with juggling in the younger years. He is one persistent SOB and just would spend tons of time on it.

At 15, he can do double around the worlds, catch the ball on his neck, shoulder and any part of his body. It's entertaining to watch--but more so because he was the kid at U9-U11 that would purposely find a place to hide during the warm up juggle.

His younger brother never cared to do that. He can get 30-100 and could care less about it. He's got a good touch and is a good player too.

However, I have to say watching the older one at U16 now ---he is superior on the field because of the way his body can recognize the ball and accept it anywhere and have instant one touch.

It's true that not every good juggler is a good soccer player---but the reverse is true I find--every good soccer player is a good juggler (at least at the upper levels).

You're wrong. There are videos. Not sure what the rest of your post was about. It had nothing to do with answering the question. Should we all share stories about our kid's ability to juggle? Probably not. Just saying.

I think PP's point is that even though there are videos, for the vast majority of kids, it isn't just watching a video one time and then you can juggle. The videos all basically show the same thing. It is up to the player to practice it every day for awhile to be able to juggle well.

THIS. Yes. My point is that it is incredibly frustrating in the beginning for most kids.

Mine were so upset that they could barely get 5 or 6 when they first started so we set mini goals....first 10, get the going well.. and then the next milestone, etc. I admit to offering the older one $10 for 25 when he was small . By then, the challenge of beating his own record each day was enough incentive. He was over 1,000 by 11.

There is definitely an exponential thing to it. The first 5-10 are the hardest. Once they consistently get to 10, it gets easier and easier the more they do it.

[Anonymous]

A relative's club in another state has a juggler's guild representing different milestones for number of juggles. The goal for each player each season is to progress from one level to another so they are measured against themselves/their own level so to speak.