PHYSICAL PREPARATIONIn Brazil, physical preparation means fitness. Fitness covers all physical aspects needed to play the game: speed, quickness, strength, balance, endurance, agility, explosiveness and many more.By creating a juggling routine with the Brasilian Futebol that involves a variety of touches and movements players' can develop skill and athleticism as it relates to the game. The thousands of touches that a player will execute in the juggling routine will improve the overall coordination of the beginning player while refining the touch and, what we call, the kinesthetic awareness of the accomplished player. An important quality of the Brasilian Futebol is the bounce. Incorporated into the juggling exercise, the bounce helps beginning or less skilled players develop confidence faster. Using the bounce gives players time to gather themselves between touches and adjust to the situation encouraging the use of proper mechanics and technique. They see the ball for longer so movements are more fluid .This leads to a higher success rate thus leading to accelerated skills development. (see the basic juggling program: http://brasilianfutebol.com/applications/juggling.asp) The accomplished player can develop rigorous, fast-paced routines that stress a quality first touch, agility, physical technical and tactical speed, fitness and a determination to succeed. At the advanced level, incorporating the bounce into a routine the player can refine game related moves and timing while developing a rhythm related to the various conditions of the fast paced game.

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