http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFQKnBMtRmM
Drew Conner and Woj Wojcik put together some seriously mad skillz in this juggling demonstration.
Just thought it was worth sharing. I think they are amazing!
Juggling; Getting Started
January 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment
http://www.brasilianfutebol.com/juggling-program
Juggling is a great way to develop ball handling skills, eye/foot coordination, quick feet and confidence on the ball.
The following is a good way to start at the most fundamental level and progress quickly. We encourage the use of hands when first starting to learn how to juggle to help speed the process and create success.
Begin with one touch at a time. Toss the ball out in front of you high enough (head height) so that it bounces thigh to waist high and with-in comfortable kicking reach. Using the instep, or the laces of your shoe, kick the ball back to yourself and catch it. Ideally you should try to kick (or we call a kick a touch) the ball back to a specific target such as your hands held approximately 10 to 15 inches from your chest. Alternate using left and right foot with each touch. Repeat this until you can kick or touch the ball back to your target consistently.
Progress to two touches, using a bounce between touches, before catching the ball, and then three, four, five…. still using the bounce between touches, still using your laces, and always trying to alternate feet with each touch.
Progress should come quickly once five touches is reached without catching the ball. A good mid-range goal is 50 touches while allowing the ball to bounce between touches. Hands should only be used to restart the ball at this point.
Emphasize a loose and relaxed kicking form, making contact with the ball using the instep or “laces” of the shoe. Try to touch the futebol below or at knee height, not at thigh or waist height, about 6-18 inches in front of your planted foot. Call this your “sweet spot”. The kicking leg should hinge at the knee, ankle locked, and toes curled under to create a flat surface as the foot touches the ball. Try to become comfortable with the number of touches before progressing. A good exercise after having accomplished 5 or more consecutive touches is to regress to a smaller number of touches. This will increase confidence, continuity, and rhythm.
Good footwork; Moving your feet to or away from the ball is important in order to position your body so you are not reaching for the ball or crowding yourself by being too close to the ball. Try not to twist or reach across your body to touch the ball. Use footwork to square your body to the ball, distancing yourself properly so you are consistently touching the ball in your “sweet spot”. Everybody’s “sweet spot” is different, but should produce a consistent accurate result if the ball is touched properly in this area.
Progress to the next phase by eliminating the bounce between touches. Toss the ball just as before and allow to bounce. Touch the ball twice, alternating feet, before the next bounce, using good footwork to find your “sweet spot”, but more importantly, using a good first touch to set up a good second touch. Ideally the first touch should knock the ball straight up allowing it to fall into your “sweet spot”. Repeat until comfortable. Progress to three touches and a bounce, alternating feet with each touch. Continue progressing to four touches, five, six….This will be more difficult because you will have less time to react. If frustrated, regress back to one touch using the bounce, then try two touches and a bounce, three touches and a bounce or any combination you can think of or get away with. In any case, don’t be afraid to use the bounce, that’s the way the ball was designed.
Juggling skills
December 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Juggling 2 balls
Simple? Not really, but it can be done by allowing a bounce between touches. We use the brasilian futebol because it has a nice bounce and a good weight. Allowing a bounce between touches, maybe even two bounces between touches per foot, allows the juggler time to attend to the other ball.
Focus on the left foot controlling one futebol and the right foot controlling the other.
Staying foot/ball specific if possible seems to help at first. Touches should be belt or chest high to give the futebol a chance to bounce adequately allowing the juggler a time to touch the other futebol. Try to allow only 1 bounce between touches. Ideally the juggler should establish a rhythm which is accomplished by juggling both balls at equal heights, allowing only 1 bounce between touches, which would translate into equal timing of bounce-touch and therefore a steady pace of footwork.
Sound impossible? I’ve seen it done, just takes focus, skill and practice. Once you’ve mastered the foot/ball specific touch move on to random touches moving the ball around your bady and switch balls. Use other parts of your body like your thigh, chest and head. It’s an amaxing exercise for focus, timing and touch and will make jugging one ball seem easy!
Soccer Skills; Training with a small ball
November 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Soccer Skills; Juggling 2 balls
November 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Juggling 2 balls
Simple? Not reall, but it can be done by allowing a bounce between touches and by using a brasilina futebol. The bounce between
touches, maybe even two bounces between touches per foot allows the juggler time to attend to the other ball.
Focus on the left foot controlling 1 futebol and the right foot controlling the other.
Try to stay foot/ball specific if possible. Touches should be belt or hip high to give the
futebol a chance to bounce adequately allowing the juggler a time to touch the
other futebol. Try to allow only 1 bounce between touches. Ideally the juggler should establish a rhythm
which is accomplished by juggling both balls at equal heights, allowing only 1
bounce between touches, which would translate into equal timing of bounce-touch
and therefore a steady pace of footwork.
Sound impossible? I’ve seen it done, just takes focus, skill and practice.
Juggling; Good for the soul
April 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Soccer Training – Developing Skill
March 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Spending quality time with the ball is important to become comfortable with the soccer ball.
Using a smaller practice ball such as the brasilian futebol can enhance your training sessions by improving focus and touch. The size and bouncy-ness of the futebol adds a challenging aspect to training sessions.
An accomplished juggler should be able to keep the ball alive without it touching the ground for at least 100 touches. It’s not unrealistic to set a goal of one thousand touches without the ball ever touching the ground. But at a certain point it becomes more about what you do with your touches as opposed to the number of touches.
Create a successful environment by allowing a bounce now and then, and try to accomplish some set patterns of ball movement or juggle while on the move.
Simply running with the ball while trying to keep the juggle alive is a great exercise. Moving in a figure 8 pattern while juggling is a good test of your ability with the ball.
Juggling is a good way to develop skill and is very applicable to the game of soccer because often your play on the ball requires tracking or touching a bouncing ball, or a long ball, a cleared ball etc. Juggling will make plays on such balls much more familiar, comfortable and effective.
Soccer Skilz; Juggling 2 futebols
March 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Simple, but it requires a bounce per futebol between touches, maybe even two bounces between touches per foot.
We like using a Brasilian Futebol because it has a nice bounce to it.
Focus on the left foot controlling 1 futebol and the right foot controlling the other. Try to stay foot/ball specific if possible. Touches should be belt or hip high to give the futebol a chance to bounce adequately allowing the juggler a time to touch the other futebol. Try to allow only 1 bounce between touches. Ideally the juggler should establish a rhythm which is accomplished by juggling both balls at equal heights, allowing only 1 bounce between touches, which would translate into equal timing of bounce-touch and therefore a steady pace or cadence of footwork.
Sound impossible? I’ve seen it done, just takes focus, skill and practice.
First Touch; Soccer Skills
February 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
First touch; receiving and or trapping a ball while in play. First touch is important in controlling a ball or gathering a loose ball. Developing this skill will buy time on the ball as well as speed up play and help players make better decision on the ball.
A great way to develop a first touch while training by yourself is by juggling.
Using a brasilian futebol (www.brasilianfutebol.com) will enhance touch andand eye-foot coordination. A good drill that works on “First Touch” is what we call ”Three touch and a knock”: While juggling a ball kick it 10 to 15 feet in the air, and with your “first touch” control the ball with one soft touch, trying to keep the ball below your waist, then use one to two touches to adjust and compose yourself and gain control of the ball, then knock it 10 to 15 feet in the air again. Repeat this process. Work on controlling the ball with your first touch after you have “knocked” it into the air, then use the other touches to manipulate the ball so you can “knock” it accurately into the air again. Progress to a three touch rotation (Knock -control- touch – knock -control- touch, repeat..) and then a two touch knock-control-knock, repeat) This exercise will help to develop “first touch”.
