Category: Control
Type: Drill
DUO JUGGLING
Description of drill:
The object of juggling is to keep the ball in the air for as long as possible without having it hit the ground. You can use any part of your body (feet, thighs, head, shoulders etc.) except for your hands. Working in pairs of two, have your athletes control the ball in the air. The easiest way to do this is by using their heads. You should start this drill off by allowing them to use only their heads. Back and forth, one touch each, they should be heading the ball to each other. After a few minutes of this, make it mandatory for them to use only their feet, then only their thighs. Eventually you can allow them to use any body part, but continuing to only touch the ball once before the partner touches it. To increase the difficulty of this drill add a third person to the duo and make the athletes direct their passes in a more triangular pattern rather than simply back and forth.
What to look for coaches:
Coaches should be making sure that the athletes only touch the ball once after receiving the ball from their teammate. This shows that they have control over themselves as well as the ball. If they have to hit the ball three or four times before they get the ball back to their teammate then the drill's skill level decreases. For younger athletes it is O.K. for this to occur. Their abilities may not allow them to play one touch back and forth to each other, but older athletes need to find the finesse within them to do this drill properly.
Submitted by: Coach Clay
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