No single number fits every player
There is no universal daily touch target established by the research cited on this site. A beginner’s controlled juggling attempts, an experienced player’s one-touch passes and a team session are different practice tasks.
Begin with your own baseline
Complete a manageable session with controlled technique. Notice the number of counted contacts, how long you practiced and whether you could maintain the drill. Use that as a starting point, not a standard everyone else must meet.
Increase purpose before volume
A new goal might mean using both feet, keeping returns closer or repeating a short streak. Adding contacts is useful only when the extra attempts serve the skill you want to practice.
What the 1,500 setting means
Touches currently defaults to an adjustable goal of 1,500. That setting is not a research-backed recommendation or a requirement. Change it to suit your circumstances and remember that completed wall passes and juggles have different counting definitions.
Read the evidence
Our research guide links to FIFA guidance and soccer skill-acquisition studies. It explains why repetition, task specificity and game-like practice all deserve attention.
Count your touches with Touches for iPhone.
Juggling and wall pass counting, personal bests and practice streaks.
