Joga Bonito
What is Joga Bonito? Joga Bonito means beautiful game.  Joga Bonito is achieved only by developing a great touch on the ball.  The ability to keep your balance whiling controlling the ball in the air is fundamental to achieving Joga Bonito. Your game can be Joga Bonito if you dedicate yourself to mastering the techniques of juggling the soccer ball.  Juggling is the ability to keep the soccer ball in the air by using your foot, head, chest or knee a number of consecutive times without the use of your hands  When you improve your juggling,  you will also gain the confidence and skills to be better at receiving and distributing the ball in games. Joga Bonita is a fun way to learn and you will enjoy the success that good ball control brings to your game.

Start Joga Bonita today by finding the time to practice your juggling.  Need help starting?  Ask any LNSC coach to give you the basic pointers on how to juggle.  Find the opportunities at school, after school and with or without friends to practice your juggling.  It only requires you, a ball and a few minutes each day.  You are in control of your own improvement.  The best part about juggling is that you can do it almost anywhere!  Now, get started!  See how many times you can keep the ball in the air.  Next time, do one more.  Before you know it you will gain recognition as one of the best juggles at Lake Norman Soccer Club.  Who knows, maybe you will make our Hall of Fame!


Joga Bonito Guidelines

When you are ready to demonstrate your ability to juggle, ask your Coach or DOC to observe your juggling before or after a practice or game.  Your coach will report your number of juggles to the LNSC Staff with your year of birth and T-shirt size.  Each time you improve your consecutive number of juggles your individual record will be updated on the LNSC Website.  Different colored T-shirts will be given by LNSC to all who accomplish  100, 250 and 500  consecutive juggles without the ball touching the ground or other object.  Each boy and girl achieving the most consecutive juggles for their age group by June 1, 2009 will receive a $50 gift of their choice from Nike.


Juggling Club Milestones & Recognition

# of Juggles

Recognition

50

Name listed on LNSC Website  with # of juggles achieved

100

White Joga Bonito T-shirt and recognition on LNSC

250

Blue Joga BonitoT-shirt & recognition on LNSC website

500

Black "Joga BonitoT-shirt & recognition on LNSC website  and induction to the LNSC Juggling Hall of Fame 

 

Juggling Club Members & Stats
> Team Averages
> Joga Bonito Hall of Fame (500+)  Joe Marshall (520)
> Juggling Records (August 2007 - July 2008) 

  50+ Club                              100+ Club                              250+ Club                           500+ Club - Hall of Fame
 Hunter Faust (83)                Megan Sullivan (226)            Meghan Greene (372)               Joe Marshall (520)
 Brooke Freeman (83)           Kyra Blankenship (129)         Gabe Franco (293)
 Taylor Pechukonis (83)         Austin Wieldhelm (127)        Chris Jordan (276)
 Carson Jones (63)                Wyatt Fedorka (126)           Cameron Jones (263) 
 Phil Salice (63)                     Katie Register (124)                                                                                  
 Mary Manser (54)                Christine Meyer (118)
 Nicholas Comier (53)            Luke Gettys (117)  
 Kristin Brown (51)                Kaitlyn Ferguson (108)   
 Ashley Bornkamp (51)         Spencer Kingsley (103)
 Zack Renton (51)                Zack Sexton (102)
 Harrison Downs (46)         
        





 

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