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| Official
Guinness World Records for Speed Juggling |
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141
touches in 30 seconds: Ferdie Ato Adoboe
New
York City, NBC's "The Today Show", Aug.
27, 2003
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266
touches in 60 seconds: Ferdie Ato Adoboe
Schwan's USA Cup, Blaine, Minnesota,
July 5, 2000 |
| Unofficial
Women's World Record for Speed Juggling |
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92
touches in 30 seconds: Mary McVeigh
Easthampton, MA 1999 |
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92
touches in 30 seconds: Holly Tyser
Easthampton, MA, Aug. 7, 2003 |
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Speed
Juggling: A New concept in Soccer Skills Development
by Ferdie Adoboe
What
is Speed Juggling?
Speed Juggling is a new developmental habit that inherently
teaches a player the ability to handle the ball quickly,
under pressure, and with control. A player’s objective
is to juggle a soccer ball on their foot as many times
as possible in thirty seconds or one minute. It is a way
of juggling a soccer ball that directly reflects the demands
of today's quicker, faster, more controlled game. By speeding
up your juggles you increase and improve your touches
on the ball, you improve your control, and you learn to
handle the ball quicker and faster.
Origins:
Ferdie Adoboe conceived Speed Juggling as part of his
Ferdie’s Soccer Magic skills program. Like most of
his teaching concepts, Speed Juggling was derived from
a popular childhood habit in his native country Ghana
(where he developed as a player), and transformed into
a developmental skill that he teaches to give today's
youth an exceptional relationship with the ball. The original
form of juggling on one leg is most common in Africa and
South America where players like Diego Maradona and Abedi
Pele grew up practicing it. Today we all know what those
players can do with a soccer ball. Ferdie Adoboe combined
the concept of speed and quickness with that form to create
Speed Juggling for today’s player. In December 1996,
Ferdie's Soccer Magic established the First Annual National
Speed Juggling competition in Ghana to begin institutionalizing
the concept. In 1999, the Guinness book of world records
endorsed Speed Juggling and it’s developmental benefits
to the world game of football (soccer) by establishing
it as a new category for competition. Aspiring young soccer
players around the world can now engage in this highly
beneficial habit to compete, and at the same time improve
their game. Ferdie, now living in Amherst, MA where he
founded Ferdie’s Soccer Magic is bringing his innovative
concepts on skills development to American youth around
the country.
How
is Speed Juggling different from traditional juggling?
Traditional juggling is a low-pressure activity. If you
can imagine an average professional player just juggling,
he or she would look rather comfortable and relaxed because
there would be no pressure. Speed juggling however, is
a high-pressure activity because the player is in a hurry
to get as many touches as possible. Speeding up your touches
increases the risk of losing control of the ball, thus
putting the player under pressure and stress to maintain
a higher level of concentration. Speed Juggling simulates
the demands and pressure of today’s game, which is
played at a much faster pace than just five years ago.
This means players have to be flawless in their techniques
and skills, and they must be able to execute them quickly.
Speed Juggling is a habit that intensifies a player’s
contact with the ball thus helping them understand and
master the ball in a shorter period of time
Why
should I Speed Juggle and why is it good for me?
Juggling is the most important daily habit and practice
that accompany the game of soccer. All good soccer players
can juggle, and juggling helps a good soccer player become
a better soccer player. Speed Juggling adds quickness
and fast footwork to your touch. Speed Juggling develops
muscles and turns them into fast-twitch muscles because
of continuous contractions in the legs, leading to quicker
reaction time. Speed Juggling helps players develop better
balance and coordination. Speed Juggling is perhaps the
finest most delicate skill in the game of soccer. In addition,
it is now one of only a few ways a soccer player can get
their name in the Guinness book of records.
As
we begin a new millennium and the popularity of the soccer
continues to soar, particularly in the U.S., a good player
will no longer be one with skills but one with skills,
speed, quickness and breathtaking control. It is with
such foresight that Ferdie and Soccer Magic introduces
you to Speed Juggling- soccer’s developmental habit
for 2000 and beyond. Henceforth, it is not “how many”
you can juggle, but “how fast” you can juggle”.
Speed Juggling is quick, fun, and better for your game.
So, work at it, have fun with it and you won’t lose.
How
do I find out about learning to speed juggle?
Speed juggling is one of the innovative concepts taught
at FSM. Ferdie's Soccer Magic is a year-round, full-time
institution dedicated to youth soccer skills development.
We focus 100% on individual ball skills through our summer
camps, winter classes, clinics and programs for clubs
and Associations worldwide. For more unique ideas on skills
development, visit us at www.soccer-magic.com.
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Below
are the photos of Ferdie setting the first speed juggling
record in Arizona!
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