Welcome to the Haverford SC Juggling Page
(click here to see the list of players)
All of our players should be able to juggle or should be having fun working on it. Once they can get the hang of it, they will want to juggle whenever a ball is within reach (so maybe you shouldn't keep a ball in your room with nice lamps!). Why should players juggle? It simply improves all of these things.....Ball control, dexterity, balance, concentration, quickness, anticipation, strength, and confidence. This translates to the game with improved first touch, passing, shooting, volleying, and defending. Improved juggling = improved player.
The purpose of the HSC Juggling Club is to recognize and celebrate the juggling achievements of our players. Rules and goals are down below. But first, if you are just starting, here are some basic instructions....
Start by kicking the ball into your hands, dropping the ball down to your feet and kicking the ball back up to your hands. Then do two juggles with your feet before sending it back up to the hands. Then do three and four. Then try alternating from your right foot to your left. As you go along, it will become easier and easier and you'll gain control of the ball and make the ball do what you want it to do. Again, work on alternating from right to left - maybe twice with the right and then once with the left or four with the left and then two with the right.
The main goal is to be able to juggle back and forth from your right foot to your left. Then kick the ball higher into the air while you’re juggling, and then lower and then higher. Have fun with the ball as you grow accustomed to using all the different surfaces of your feet as well as other parts of your body to control the ball. Incorporate more parts as you improve (e.g. foot to head to thigh, back to foot to head again). Here is link to a page with more detailed instruction, and some cool videos....
http://www.soccer-training-info.com/juggling.asp
In addition to the club wide goals listed below, travel coaches are encouraged to recognize juggling achievements at the team level (perhaps with a patch, or other recognition award).
The following clubs are available for the following age groups:
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Up to U10 The 10 Juggle Club (earns website recognition and a bag tag)
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Up to U13 The 25 Juggle Club (earns website recognition and a bag tag)
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Anyone The 50 Juggle Club (earns website recognition and an HSC Juggling Club Tee Shirt)
- Anyone The 100, and 250 Juggle Clubs (earns website recognition and an HSC Juggling Club sweatshirt)
(click here to see the list of players)
The rules are as follows:
- You can use either foot, thigh, knee, head, or shoulder, BUT, you can not do consecutive juggles with you thighs.
- If the ball touches the ground during the juggle then you stop and start again.
- You cannot use your hands at any time.
- You only get two proper attempts at each practice session.
- Players need to practice as much as they can.
- Only a team coach can judge the attempts.
- The player with the highest number within their gender and age group will be noted as such on
- Anyone joining the club will be presented with their juggling club t-shirt or sweatshirt at practice.
- Get the players away from TV and computers and get them to try and join the Juggling Club.
Coaches,
Submit your players names for the juggling club by completing the online form. If your team's age group and gender does not have an entry, submit the name of the player with highest juggles and their name will be posted as the current leader. Submit your players' names by clicking here
If you have any questions, send an email to vptravel@HaverfordSoccer.org