How to Juggle a Soccer Ball

Learning to juggle a soccer ball is not so much a matter of skill as it is a matter of practice. Good old repetition is key. You'll be rewarded with better balance and better touch on the ball when you play, along with people being impressed when you juggle more than 100 times with each body part without ever dropping the ball!


1. Drop the soccer ball, let it bounce, and kick it back up with your dominant foot. Try to kick up your foot a little as the ball lands on it, not too much so that the ball goes flying up into the air but just enough so that it comes back up to your hands. Repeat. Practice until you get to the point where you can easily and consistently catch the ball in front of your stomach without having to lean or reach. Then do the same with your other foot, which will be harder. Next try to hit the ball off your thigh after you hit it with your foot, Don't move on to the next steps until you've mastered this.

* Let the ball bounce off your laces. Make sure your laces aren't double knotted.
* Keep your knees slightly bent (not locked).
* Keep your toes pointed slightly upward.

2. Increase the number of times you let the ball bounce off your feet....Without letting it hit the ground, and without catching it with your hands. Stick with one foot at a time, for now. Only use your thighs if the ball goes up to your chin.

3. Alternate feet. Now that you can steadily juggle the ball with one foot, try juggling between your feet. Kick it up once with your right foot, then left, then right, and so on. You might find yourself moving around a lot. You'll have mastered this step when you can stand in one place and keep juggling the ball between your feet indefinitely.

4. Learn to start with the ball at your feet.

* Place the ball at your feet. Take your predominant kicking foot, and place it on top of the ball.
* Roll your foot down the ball just strong enough to create a backspin on the ball.
* Place your toe underneath the ball, and allow the ball to roll up your foot. Then immediately kick the ball straight up, as if you were going to catch it with your hands.
* As the ball comes down, position yourself so you can hit it again with your foot.

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