Heewon's Football School 100 skills
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Thigh Juggling

Knee-Ups

★★☆☆☆ Age 7+ both feet Level 5 · Freestyle and Show

Your thigh is a big flat surface. It is the easiest place to catch a ball that is dropping.

Study holds every step and names it. Flow runs them together at speed. Space bar plays and pauses; arrow keys step one frame.

  1. 1

    THIGHLift your knee so your thigh is flat.

  2. 2

    FLATKeep it level, like a table.

  3. 3

    UPBounce the ball straight up, not forwards.

  4. 4

    ALTERNATESwap to the other leg and back again.

The five pictures from the book

Drop the ball onto the top of your thigh.

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1. Lift your knee so your thigh is flat.
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2. Keep it level, like a table.
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3. Bounce the ball straight up, not forwards.
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4. Swap to the other leg and back again.

Practise it — Ten each leg

10 on each thigh, then swap every touch.

Coach says

Flat thigh, ball goes straight up.

Watch out

  • Lifting your knee too high, so the ball shoots forward.
  • Using the side of your leg instead of the top.