FEILD TESTING - JUGGLING 

 

Five (5) Juggling tests will be performed by each player.  This test was developed to test individuals on their controlled juggling and shifting of balance at different time intervals. Although no test is perfect, this test gives a very good indication of the player’s ability to juggle the ball with both feet and the correlation between both feet and their need to shift balance to maintain the ball in the air.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dominant and Weak Tests – This test starts with the ball on the ground. The player can pick the ball up with only the foot being used for the test. All juggles on the ball after the pickup touch must be performed using the same foot until the ball touches the ground or any other part of the body (This includes all parts of the body above the ankle such as shins, knees, thighs etc.). The player can choose to juggle with no steps in between each touch with the foot used to juggle the ball, or as many steps in between each juggle.

 

This test measures the pickup ability of the player with the same foot and gaining their balance quickly after the pickup. It tests the balance of the player on the opposite foot as the testing foot and their ability to consistently control the maintaining singe leg balance. It also allows the player to see the difference between the dominant and weak foot control and gives them an assessment of how well they are doing with both of their feet. A large disparity between the two tests will show how much working on their weaker foot will increase overall tests scores which will increase their overall record and consistency in their juggling ability.

 

Adding Test – This test starts with the ball on the ground. The player picks up the ball with one or both feet but must immediately have the next 2 juggles with the opposite foot of the pickup foot. The player then keeps adding 1 juggle to the total amount of juggles with the current foot before switching feet.