Juggling - Developmentally Important or Just a Nice Trick
Our club recently established a set of benchmarks for how many times the players should be able to juggle at a given age. Here are those targets:
U8 - 10 with feet only - 10 with thighs only - 4 with head only
U9 - 20 with feet only - 20 with thighs only - 6 with head only
U10 - 10 with feet only - 10 with thighs only - 12 with head only
U11 - 80 with feet only - 80 with thighs only - 24 with head only
U12 - 100+ with feet only - 100+ with thighs only - 50+ with head only
Unfortunately, most of our players in the club are below these standards so we'll be working to improve that this year.
When you talk about juggling with coaches you usually
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