Soccer Juggling Introduction
Juggling is one of the most entertaining skills in soccer but ironically, a player rarely gets the chance to juggle, or have the reason to do so, during the match. A basic rule of soccer says that if you want your team to keep possession for as long as possible, and todays game is based around prolonged possession, the ball must stay on the ground as much as possible. Obviously, while juggling you would have to lift it from the ground, which is why the skill itself isnt very useful in itself.
Thats the reason why a lot of coaches tend to dismiss it or overlook it in training sessions, thinking that theyd rather train the players to something that has practicable use in a match. And thats what I believe to be one of the biggest mistakes in coaching, especially in youth coaching: ignoring soccer juggling training.
To back up my claims, Im going to show you exactly why soccer juggling is so important and also tell you how to juggle properly and a couple of ways to train it individually, with a teammate or in a group.
Soccer Juggling Why is it Important?
You wont find yourself juggling in almost any situation on the...