If you are asking why anyone would want to learn soccer juggling skills, then we have a ready answer for you. Its fun – it’s as simple as that. Now this may not seem as a very rational answer, but if you think about it, many people perform better when they are having fun. Soccer, without a doubt, is one very strenuous game. You need to develop agility, balance, eye-and-foot coordination, and most important of all, the power to physically control the ball without touching it with your hands. And learning a few soccer juggling skills can help you in those areas. Admittedly, you won’t find many soccer coaches and trainers encouraging you to juggle the ball, but it is a fun way to just zone out while remaining on top of your game.

How Does Anyone Learn Soccer Juggling Skills?

Like everything else, there is this need to constantly practice in order to develop the necessary skills. In this case, you really need to take that soccer ball up and juggle. You can check out a few videos on the World Wide Web as to the juggling techniques that some soccer players use. There is no ready manual or teaching video available anywhere as to how to do one technique or the other. You just have to really do it. The wonderful thing about this is that you can even develop your own juggling trick. Once you have enough of these tricks, then you can put them together for a show worthy routine.

However, if you are a novice to the sport, we do have to warn you that learning to juggle the ball takes a lot of patience. You can perform a few hits and bounces here and there, but making the trick look impressive takes time and constant practice. And yeah, before you do anything drastic, a few stretches here and there is advisable. The last thing you would need is a strained muscle.

First of all, we suggest you start off first with a body part you are most comfortable with. A foot, a knee, your head – it really does not matter. All that matters is that you are willing to suffer a few bruises (and maybe a few knocks) to achieve one trick. If you decide to start off on a foot, we recommend you practice with the stronger one. Just bouncing the ball around or even twirling it on the ground will help with bodily coordination. If you really want a bit of challenge, try getting the ball up on one foot (without the use of other body parts, of course) and just getting it to stay there.

If you favor using your knee, begin also with the stronger leg. The most you can do with this body part is a few bounces. Keeping the ball afloat is challenge enough, so you could practice your balance by simply counting (and improving the number of) how many times you can bounce the ball without breaking stride.

Now, if you favor using your head, we suggest you let the ball-bouncing-on-the-head-several-times on the back burner for a while. Try something very simple as keeping the ball steady on your head for a few minutes. We can assure you that this is more difficult than it sounds. Incredibly, this simple technique will help you develop your agility. Sure, you can keep the ball steady if you are only standing there, but try moving a forward and then backward – or even side to side. The ball will roll off in all directions, but your challenge is to keep that ball on your head for as long as possible.

This trick will help you think fast on your feet, helping you move your entire body to accommodate and even predict where the ball will slide off next. Once, you got that pat down, then you can try other head tricks like head bounces or flipping the ball high and catching it on your nape.