12-Year-Old Girl’s Football Juggling Skills Put David Beckham To Shame

Katelyn Penner isn’t your average 12-year-old.
When she was 10 years old, she set a personal
juggling record of 5,000 touches without the soccer

ball hitting the ground, which took her about 50
minutes, according to KPTV.
When the soccer lover, from Beaverton, Ore., got
bored of that, she started to take part in YouTube
skill challenges posted by Yael Averbuch, a player
on the U.S. women’s national soccer team.
In a video that her dad posted earlier this
week, Katelyn juggles a soccer ball around the
Portland metro area, KGW reported.
“(Juggling) is just fun and it helps you take your
mind off other things,” Katelyn told the outlet.
She didn’t stop juggling the soccer ball as she went
through the Dairy Queen drive-thru line or as she
played a game of hopscotch.
Katelyn, who hopes to one day be a on the U.S.
national soccer team was inspired by Tobin Heath
— a soccer player on the Portland Thorns – who
made her own”walkabout” video in 2008.
Basically, Katelyn’s unstoppable and we can’t wait
to see what new tricks she has up her sleeve next.