Are you trying to teach your kid how to juggle? If so, you’ve found the right video. This video is designed specifically to help you learn how to juggle and how to teach a kid how to juggle. If you haven’t learned yourself yet, please take the time to watch this “how to juggle 3 balls” video first,

Okay so if you’re reading this now, you’ve got 3 ball juggling down, right? If not, take the time to watch that so you’re better able to understand the process of teaching a kid to juggle.

One thing to keep in mind when you are teaching your kid to juggle is to always be positive with them.

Remember it’s very easy to get down when you are learning something new, especially when it doesn’t click the first time. That’s why in my tutorial video for learning to juggle 3 balls, we focus on getting good at throwing 1 ball hand to hand before we move to 2 balls. It’s pretty boring, but building a strong foundation at this point is very important. Once you get comfortable with the little wins, you have a pattern of success to base everything on.

The same is true when you are teaching a kid to juggle. They are going to want to rush through it and start juggling 3 balls immediately. It’s your job as the adult to be happy for their excitement, but make sure they stick to the fundamentals. You can make a little competition out of it if you are teaching 2 kids at a time. You can say something like “first one to 50 throws and catches wins”.

Here’s the video teaching you how to teach a kid to juggle

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You are going to want to make sure that you are consistently encouraging the child throughout the process. Little statements like “great work” or “good throws” work wonders. You might think its unnecessary, but trust me on this. I’ve taught tens of thousands of people and have tested out many different ways of teaching.

It’s the same thing when you are personally learning to juggle and saying the word “throw, throw, throw” when learning. It’s a silly little thing, but it triggers your brain into overriding your natural instinct when juggling, which is to shuffle the balls.

When the kid is learning the first throw, you want to make sure that they aren’t throwing it too high. I’ve found that’s one of the biggest things for kids. They LOVE to throw the ball really high into the air, so if they do that, don’t worry too much about it. It’s important to keep in mind that the whole process is about making sure the kid is having fun.

You just need to make sure to keep it moving forward a bit. Encourage them that they’re still trying to get to the 50 throws with one ball.

If you’re a parent, at this stage your kid is going to most likely be way better than you at this. That’s a good thing, kids pick things up quick, as you know. It’s important to keep encouraging them.

Once they get to 2 balls, you want to make sure they are saying the word “throw, throw” to make sure that they aren’t just shuffling the ball from hand to hand. Kids, just like adults, tend to love to do that pattern. It IS a style of juggling, known as the shower pattern, but it is way harder to learn.

The same process kicks in here, you want to make sure that the kid is going for 50 throws and catches, where the throws go just above eye level and above their shoulder.

One thing to keep in mind when you are teaching, especially if its a group, is to try out a little bit of looking the other way, and keeping your eyes on the kid with your peripheral vision. Some kids get a little embarrassed if they are dropping the balls, or if they know they are being watched. If the kid you are teaching is someone who doesn’t like to be directly observed, it’s best to pretend like you aren’t watching directly. If you are keeping your eyes on them with your peripherals, you’ll be able to see both the successes and the failures.

This form of observation allows you to add little tidbits and little places of improvement, along with words of encouragement when you see the pattern start to become stronger.

At a certain point, there will be a light in the kids eye where the “get it”. Once that happens, they tend to keep it up and will continue to try to get better.

Once the kid has the 2 ball down, it’s time to move onto juggling 3 balls.

Moving on to juggling 3 balls

The process of saying the words “throw, throw, throw” is VERY important at this stage.

This is where a lot of issues will pop up, as you know when you learned. There is a lot more happening, and the pattern seems to go way faster. It’s important to focus on making sure the kid is getting the first 3 throws down. Focusing on just getting the first three throws and then stopping is where you’re going to build a strong foundation for the pattern later on.

This particular 3 ball throw is known as the 3 ball flash. Making sure that the kid is doing the 3 throws where each throw hits the right spot and then stopping makes sure the pattern is built strong. Once the child is able to do the 3 ball flash a few times in a row (without dropping every time), they are ready to continue this and move to 4 throws.

When you get to 4 throws, you are getting to the point where the balls return to their original position, which is a cool feeling. It means you truly get it. After this, it’s just little incremental improvements. Moving from 3 throws, to 4 throws, to 5 throws and then on and on.

Congrats! You’ve successfully taught your kid to juggle. Now it’s up to them to continue to practice, and your job is to encourage them.