I believe in juggling a soccer ball. I don't believe in just going out and juggling. I believe in juggling challenges. I don't judge a soccer players skill level based on their juggling. I'm not sure those two things are related at all.
I do juggling tests to MEASURE a players relationship with the ball. How much they've worked with the ball. For instance, I do a 14 surface juggling challenge where the surfaces are:
Its challenges like this that measure the relationship with the ball. Heres another one; on my first week back to training after the Covid19 shutdown I gave each player 1 minute and 15 seconds to count every single juggling touch they did on their right foot, even if they drop the ball they continue from the number they left off from. Then they do the test again on their left foot and I compare the skill gap between the players strong foot and their weak foot. Of the now 30+ players I've trained since returning to play, only 14 have been able to get 100+ touches on both feet.
THAT GIVES ME INSTANT FEEDBACK!
I do juggling tests to MEASURE a players relationship with the ball. How much they've worked with the ball. For instance, I do a 14 surface juggling challenge where the surfaces are:
- Laces Right Foot
- Laces Left Foot
- Inside Right Foot
- Inside Left Foot
- Outside Right Foot
- Outside Left Foot
- Heel Right Foot
- Heel Left Foot
- Right Thigh
- Left Thigh
- Right Shoulder
- Left Shoulder
- Head
- Chest
Its challenges like this that measure the relationship with the ball. Heres another one; on my first week back to training after the Covid19 shutdown I gave each player 1 minute and 15 seconds to count every single juggling touch they did on their right foot, even if they drop the ball they continue from the number they left off from. Then they do the test again on their left foot and I compare the skill gap between the players strong foot and their weak foot. Of the now 30+ players I've trained since returning to play, only 14 have been able to get 100+ touches on both feet.
THAT GIVES ME INSTANT FEEDBACK!