Category: My Soccer Juggling Diary

What Is Most Important For Football Juggling Beginners

At first, I was not good at football juggling, though I have played soccer. I had been one of the juggling beginners for a long time. But after I changed my way of practice, my juggling skills improved. Now. I can juggle several hundreds times using many parts of my body.

I realized that what is important is catch the ball at the center of my foot, or the lower part of my instep. If the ball I bounce with my instep goes straight up, my juggling will be stable.

The first step was a simple practice of dropping the soccer ball with my hands and letting it bounce on my instep. It was so simple but in changed my juggling skills.

Ideal Body As A Soccer Player, Especially As A Midfielder

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I shot my YouTube football juggling videos mainly in cold seasons. So I wore jerseys with long sleeves because it was cold. As for my upper body, I wears thicker underwear, which makes me look fuller than I actually is.

But as for my lower body, thick clothing makes it difficult to move and juggle a soccer ball. So I wear soccer shorts and soccer socks, which are almost the same as when I play soccer. I also wear compression shorts and wear my socks over knees which I hope makes my legs a little thicker and stronger. But you may find that my legs are thin as a soccer player. As I am a defensive midfielder, endurance and large amounts of exercise are often more important than instantaneous kicking power.

But still, I think I’m generally thin and don’t have much muscle. Perhaps because I exercise so much, I feel like I’m expending more muscle than gaining muscle even when I train.

In this blog and YouTube videos, I would like to not only introduce juggling, but also the process by which I aim for my ideal body type.

How To Make My Thigh Look More Robust And Strong As A Soccer Player

I did dash training starting from a crouch start. I almost always wore my soccer socks over the knee. One of the reasons is that wearing socks over knees makes my thigh look a little more robust. As a soccer player, especially as a defensive midfielder, I want to make my thin thigh look more strong. I think the compression shorts also have the same kind of effect.

By the way, my soccer team’s uniform is light blue. But I prefer the red jersey when I do football juggling practice. I wear red compression shorts under red shorts. As a soccer player, my legs are a little too thin. So I want to make not only my thin thigh but also my calf more strong.

Flexibility And Range Of Motion Of Hip Joint Is Important

I was doing hip stretches during soccer ball juggling practice. The flexibility and the range of motion of hip joint is very important not only for juggling but also for soccer practice in general. I wear red compression shorts under red shorts which are both sweaty.

I am just resting on the ground after some soccer ball juggling practice. My soccer shorts and compression shorts get even more sweaty, and so did my Adidas red socks. You can see shin guards which I wear under the socks.

I’m Not A vaulter But A Football Juggler In A Circle

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I’m not a vaulter. I just use my body to check the size of the circle which I made with a jump rope. As I did juggle a soccer ball after the rain, my soccer shorts and Adidas socks and boots got very muddy.

I often do football juggling in this small circle which I made with a jump rope. During this ‘jump rope juggling’, I must not put my pivot foot outside the circle or step on the rope. This practice may look strange. But I can make my juggling more stable by doing this ‘jump rope juggling’.

Crouch Start And Hip Joint Stretch

I usually wear soccer uniform, football socks and Adidas classic boots, Copa Mundial when I do independent training or practice juggling. I often do some stretches, core training and dash workout from this crouch start.

During my independent training, I often do hip joint stretch. After I do the splits, I make it a rule to stretch my hip joint by opening my legs forward and backward. As the soil ground was wet because of the rain in the previous day, my soccer shorts got very muddy.

Football Juggling Is A Good Way To Train Core Muscles

I was doing abs exercise wearing soccer uniform, Adidas red socks and Adidas black boots, classic Adidas Copa Mundial. Sit ups training is simple but somewhat difficult. If my posture is not good, I won’t be able to train my abdominal muscle or core muscles properly.

Soccer ball juggling is one of the very effective ways to strengthen my core muscles. And when I do thigh juggling, I use both of my thighs. By using both legs, I can train my left and right sides in a well-balanced manner.

The black color of my Molten soccer ball and black sock holder goes very well with my Adidas classic boots.

How I Use A Jump Rope For Hip Joint Stretching And Soccer Ball Juggling

The flexibility and the motion range of the hip joint is important not only for soccer ball juggling but also for soccer skills in general. Now I keep my left knee on the inside edge of the circle which is made by a jump rope and try to straddle the soccer ball with my right foot as far away from the circle as possible.

But the jump rope placed on the ground is not just for stretching but also for improving my juggling skills.

I sometimes use this jump rope when I practice soccer ball juggling. Previously, I chased the soccer ball and my position became very unstable. So I makes it a rule not to get out of a circle which I made with the jump rope placed on the ground. Thanks to this training, I could strengthen my core muscles and keep my body balance stable while playing in a soccer games as a defensive midfielder.

The Flexibility Of Hip Joint And Soccer Ball Juggling

Did I do the splits? No. Of course, the flexibility of the hip joint is important. But I just pulled the top of my red socks to make the soccer socks over the knee. The long sleeves soccer shirts and shorts are both Liverpool FC. And I like the classic taste of Adidas Copa Mundial.

By the way, I make it a rule to practice soccer ball juggling using both legs. As I am a right handed person, juggling a ball with my left foot is harder than with my right foot. When I use my weak foot, the flexibility of my hip joint is important. So I often do core training and stretching which makes my hip joint more flexible.

Why I Wear Soccer Socks Over The Knee

During playing soccer, sliding is a very important action to get the ball, especially for defensive players. As I slid on the soil ground, my soccer shorts got muddy. But thanks to the compression shorts, my thigh skin was protected to some extent. So were my knees thanks to the soccer socks which I wear over the knee.

As a soccer player, both my thighs and my calves are rather thin. This is one of the reason why I like to wear my soccer socks over knees to make my legs look more robust. My black Adidas boots, Copa Mundial go well with my black sock holders.