Week 3- Juggling Level 1

 

This session is for developing players still building their juggling skills.

Juggling is the act of keeping the ball in the air using all legal areas of the body. Generally, when we work on ball control we focus on juggling with the feet, and occasionally we add thighs.

When juggling with our feet we want to strike the ball consistently with the area that would be at the bottom of our laces. We should focus on locking ankle so the ball hits a firm foot. Don’t flick the ankle or let it flop. Toes should be tightly pulled up. Knees slightly bent. Keep an athletic stance.

When we use our thigh we want to strike the ball on the thigh just above the knee. We want our thigh to be parallel to the ground when we make contact with the ball. We want to put our foot to the ground between each thigh juggle.

 

Juggling Progression

  1. Start with ball in the hands. Drop the ball and strike it one touch with your right foot and catch it. Repeat this 50 times until you are consistently knocking the ball to your hands. Repeat 50 touches with your left foot and catch it.
  2. On a firm surface, drop the ball let it bounce and then strike it one touch with the right foot back to hand and catch. Repeat this 50 times. Repeat 50 touches with your left foot and catch it.
  3. Try to Juggle twice on your right foot and catch it. Repeat this until you are consistently knocking the ball back to the same spot. Repeat with your left foot.
  4. Switch feet while juggling. Start in the hands, strike with one foot then strike with the other and catch. Alternate which foot you start with. Juggle on your right foot and switch to your left foot, then catch it. Then start juggling on your left foot and switch it to your right foot, and catch it. 50 times
  5. Start with ball in the hands. Drop the ball and strike it one touch with your right thigh and catch it. Repeat this 50 times until you are consistently knocking the ball to your hands. Repeat 50 touches with your left thigh and catch it.
  6. Try to Juggle twice on your right thigh and catch it. 50 times Repeat with your left thigh 50 reps.
  7. Switch thighs while juggling. Start in the hands, strike with one thigh then strike with the other and catch. Alternate which thigh you start with. Juggle on your right thigh and switch to your left thigh, then catch it. Then start juggling on your left thigh and switch it to your right thigh, and catch it.5 0 times.
  8. Try to keep it up if you can go back and forth between feet or thighs see how many you can get. Try for a minute remember your best score. (count each touch)

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