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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For what its worth (and probably not much since there is way more to the sport), my kid was the one that made it to 1239 at age 9 and 1 month.  He just beat his record recently and made it 2135.  He is still 9 years old.  Yet at a recent club tryout, he was on the bubble between the top two teams.  He is a technical player and has a great first touch but juggling doesn't guarantee anything.  It doesn't help that he is one of the smallest players on the team.  In the US, we still have a fascination with size and strength.  Maybe because most of the other popular sports in this country require those two things.[/quote]

While juggling helps it is not all that matters. Knowing how to play and athleticism also matter greatly. It is a sport not a circus contest [/quote]

Why do you all keep bring up this straw argument- juggling = circus. That is the dumpers argument every. Have not seen a kid who plays at a highly competitive level who juggle sucking. You just do not see. I have seen kids who are really fast and athletic suck. [/quote]

The point is that MORE than just juggling matters. A good player needs to be a smart player and have athleticism to succeed. Yes, juggling helps too, but I've seen many kids that can juggle very well, but aren't that great on the pitch due to lack of soccer IQ and/or athleticism.  And yes, some athletic kids aren't that great because they lack skill and/or IQ.  It all must fit together to be a really good player. That was the only point. Meanwhile, juggling is a great thing to do to improve touch and foot-eye coordination.[/quote]

Nobody said juggling makes a player great. Jesus it must be sad to live such a literal and binary life. [/quote]

kinda defensive aren’t we?  And yeah, some people on this thread did just that. [/quote]

No, nobody said juggling will make a player great. Juggling will go a long ways to develop quality first touch.

But again, tell us all a activity that requires less that can develop first touch.

You seem to be going out of your way attacking an activity to defend the fact that your kid won’t juggle. [/quote]

You’re drawing a lot of dumb conclusions. I simply cannot argue with someone that is not reading comprehensively. Juggling is great. My kid does it. My kid also works on other skills as well as stamina and speed. It all matters. That’s my one and only point. There is nothing wrong with juggling and it helps. I have said that three times now. [/quote]

It seems you are just looking for a argument. When it has been said many many times that juggling is simply an activity that improves first touch and requires few resources to accomplish does not diminish other activities.

Juggling, like other activities are not a zero sum game. Nobody ever suggested kids juggle to the exclusion of other activities and frankly the OP simply asked about juggling and it’s importance and benefits. It’s not as if anyone suggested stop going to practice in favor of juggling so why you feel the other extra things that your kid does are under attack is beyond me.

It is a stupid argument. There is simply no harm in juggling as there is no harm in working on stamina, speed or other skills. [/quote]

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