Soccer Juggling Games

In keepy uppy games (soccer ball juggling) the goal is to keep the ball in the air without letting it touch the ground, using your foot, your head or whatever it takes. There are more than 30, all free and with nothing to download, and the same section also holds other soccer ball skill challenges.

Types of games

The real juggling, the keepy-uppies, is in Kick Ups, World Class Keepups, Hacky Sack, All Ball, Superball and Hyper Football Kick Up Party: you tap the ball again and again so it doesn't fall, and the score climbs with each touch. Hacky Sack, by the way, is a different sport, in which you keep a small beanbag in the air with your feet.

The header games, like Euro Headers 2004, Super Headers and Head Football Touches, use only your head. The free kick and corner games, Freekick Football, Freekick Specialist, Freekick Training and Corner Kick Commotion, focus on shooting at goal, not on juggling.

With characters you have Super Mario Strikers, Scooby Doo Kickin It and Zidane Showdown. And some more original ones: Puzzle Soccer, Caveman Football, Skyline Soccer, Blocky Kick and Not American Football, which start from the ball but play out differently.

How to keep it up

• Don't hit it hard. Go for small touches that lift the ball only a little.
• Get under the ball before you touch it, without chasing it.
• Find a rhythm: with regular touches, your hand stops overthinking it.
• Once you've got it under control, try to beat your own record instead of jumping to another game.

To start, Kick Ups is the purest test. If shooting is more your thing, Freekick Training. And if you want a laugh, Hacky Sack.

If you've already mastered juggling with your feet, try the header games, like Euro Headers 2004 or Super Headers: the ball goes higher and you have more time to get in position, but it's harder to control where it goes. In the free kick games, like Freekick Training, look at where the wall and the goalkeeper are before you hit, and decide whether you're going over the top or around the side. Hitting with just the right power usually works better than going all out.