The Benefits of Juggling
Coach Mike | December 27, 2008
Enjoying the holiday vacation yet with all the kids at home yet? If the girls are driving you nuts, with the weather fairly warm, encourage them to go outside and work on their juggling.
Juggling strikes them as the most useless thing because they think ‘I never juggle in a match’ I’ve actually seen players juggle a ball to turn 180 degrees around defenders, but that’s not why it is so important.
Juggling develops a softer touch on the ball and helps them build confidence that they can stop/settle any type of ball coming at them. So PLEASE encourage them to juggle if they get bored this holiday. We still haven’t had a player attempt 35 for their patch, but I know if they work at it, they can achieve that.
It’s as simple as that – if they want to develop a soft touch like other teams they have played against, they need to juggle whenever they’re bored and have a soccer ball around. We all talk about tactics, lack of passing, effort, mentality, etc. in terms of how the team is doing, but if they work to improve their juggling and develop a soft touch, that will set the stage for them to do so much more, knowing the ball will BE there for them to do something with when it comes to them.
I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and has a Happy New Year! See everyone Jan 5th!
GO LUNACHICKS!
