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What is
Soccer Juggling?
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The definition of
soccer juggling is the act of keeping the ball off the
ground by using any part of the body except the hands and
arms. Juggling is normally performed with the foot, knee and
head. However, some jugglers can even incorporate the
shoulders, chest and back. |
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How Does
Juggling Help My Child In Soccer?
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Aside from being a
fun cardio workout juggling can help a child become more
comfortable and confident using all surfaces of their foot
on the ball. It helps with control and touch, reinforcing
core skills such as dribbling, passing, shooting and is one
of the best teaching tools for developing volleying skills
(where a ball is struck from the foot while still in the
air). Balance and speed on the ball is also refined as
children learn to quickly correct themselves to save a ball
from the ground. Incorporating the head and chest into
juggling is a great way for your child to become more
comfortable using their head for passing and shooting and
their chest for controlling the ball. |
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How to start?
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The best way to
start is typically to focus on the feet first. Holding the
ball in both hands drop the ball onto the strongest foot and
kick it back up to the hands. Repeat this until comfortable
and then switch to the weaker foot - once down and then back
to the hands. Once your child is comfortable have them try
from the hands and then twice to the foot and then back to
the hands. See if they can go from hands to strong foot to
weak foot and then back up to the hands as an a alternative.
Really try to get your child to practice with both feet. And
keep building from two. Next time try hands, three foot
touches and then hands. Keep building and see how high you
can get. |
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Okay so I
have the basics now what?
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Try to incorporate
different surfaces of the feet. Drop the ball to the inside
or outside surfaces of the foot. Perhaps mix it up dropping
from hands to laces, to outside, to inside and back to
laces. See how many different foot surfaces you can use in
your juggle. Then progress onto different parts of the body
such as using the knees and head.
A good way to
start incorporating the head is similar to how we started
with our feet. Throw the ball above the head, head it using
the top of the forehead, and catch it back in your hands.
Keep building this so hands to head twice and then back to
hands. Keep building this like you did your feet.
Do
the same for knees. Drop the ball from the hands and knee it
back to the hands. Keep building with the knees.
Once you get comfortable with feet, knees and head try to
incorporate all three into the same juggle. Try ball to
head, to knees, to feet and back to head. Mix it up however
you like. Make it your own.
Try starting the juggle
from the ground instead of the hands. Roll the ball back
onto the foot and lift. Don't worry, it takes
a lot of practice! Just keep
going! |
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Competition
Time!
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As an incentive
Eastgate Soccer Association is going to run a juggling
competition. We are going to offer 1st, 2nd and 3rd place
prizes in three different age groups. We do require players
achieve STAR JUGGLER before they can place for a prize. So
get in all the practice you can!! We will also be
offering certificates for any child that reaches one of the
following goals.
AGE
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STAR JUGGLER
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SUPERSTAR JUGGLER
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SUPERSONICSTAR
JUGGLER
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6 - 8 yrs
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3 juggles
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6 juggles
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9 juggles
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9 - 11 yrs
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5 juggles
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10 juggles
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15 juggles
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12 - 14 yrs
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7 juggles
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14 juggles
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21 juggles
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When and Where?
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TBD. |
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How will it be judged?
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Each
participant will be given three judged attempts.
Their best score out of the three attempts will be used as
their final score.
A participant may either drop the ball from
the hands to start the juggle, or, lift the ball from the
ground using their feet. No penalty will be placed from
either starting method.
If dropping from the hands
the first touch will count. If lifting from the ground using
only the feet, the lift will also count as one touch as
lifting from the ground is much more difficult that starting
with a hand drop.
Each point in the juggle is awarded
with each successful touch from a qualifying body part (any
surface of the foot, knees (including thighs), chest, head,
shoulders and back.
If the ball touches the arms
(below the shoulders), the hands, or, ground the count in
the that attempt is over.
If there is interference
the the attempt with restart with a count of zero
(interference could come from another person, pet animal,
act of nature, etc).
All judging decisions are final. |
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So what are the prizes?
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1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes will be offered at each of
the 3 age groups. Prizes are yet to be determined but
the prize values have been listed below. Prizes may come
in the form of gift cards or physical prizes. Keep your
eyes peeled on the website for further updates to the
prize selection.
Winners will be notified by
email by October 30th, 2010.
| Place |
Prize
Value |
| 1st Place |
$50 Value |
| 2nd Place |
$25 Value |
| 3rd Place |
$10 Value |
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Eligibility Requirements
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1/.
Participant must be registered in the current season.
2/.
Participant must meet age requirements. Age on the day of
the competition will be used to determine eligibility and
age group placement. |
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Juggling Resources
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Here
are a collection of videos that we found might help teach
how to juggle a soccer ball.
Football Juggling Tutorial by Josh Williams
Please note that these links are navigating you away
from Eastgate Soccer to an external website. We can not
warrant or guarantee the content or availability of that
website. By clicking on these links you waive any and all
liability towards Eastgate Soccer regarding the content of
these sites; including but not limited to, inappropriate
material, viruses, worms, trojans, malware, or, spyware.
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