Ball Juggling with the Head
| Overall confidence is a product of knowing your abilities. To have confidence in performing a skill is knowing that you have mastered the technique involved. The quickest method to develop your individual technique is through repetition of performance. Ball juggling using the head produces the confidence to control aerial balls with your head within a game situation. |
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| Practice |
| Commence the practice by throwing the ball up into the air and keeping the ball in the air as many times as possible using your head. It is important that you stay in the marked off area 10 yards by 10 yards. If the ball runs out of this area then you must restart the practice. Mental concentration is essential to make this practice profitable. Each player should set targets to aim for. |
| What You Need to Know |
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Your eyes should be looking at the ball at all times.
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Feet must be separated to obtain a good stance for balance and control.
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Adjust your body constantly to keep under the path of the ball.
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Use the surface of the forehead, with the head tilted backwards.
- Consideration of 'touch" when heading the ball back into the air is important. If the ball is headed too
hard it will travel out of the boundaries set. If the ball is headed too softly it will not rebound sufficiently
to continue the heading process.
