You probably heard some jugglers talking to each other in a strange language consisting only of numbers. Here you will find an easy explanation of the juggling notation system‘, ‚

Site-Swap Notation basically describes the height of each single throw – or to be precise the number of beats until the ball is being catched again.

Right and left hand throw alternately – 423 for example means right hand 4 left hand 2 right hand 3 ….

In order to find out the number of Balls – you sum up the values (4+2+3=9) and divide it by the number of letters (3).
9/3=3 so it´s a 3Ball Pattern.
64203 is a 3Ball Pattern as well (15/5=3)

Siteswap diagram

		7 / 7 Balls height
		6 | 6 Balls height
		5 / 5 Balls height
		4 | 4 Balls height
		3 / 3 Balls height
		2 | A pause or a very low throw
		1 _ give to other hand
even numbers – straight	odd numbers – cross	0 empty hand

Synchronous throws are written down like this:

(6,4x)(2x,4)(4x,6)(4,2x)
(right hand,left hand)(right hand,left hand)
example

Note: there are no odd numbers in synchronous siteswaps – because of some algebraic reasons, so all crossing throws are marked with an x

Multiplex throws are written in brackets: 24[54] example

• Here are some easy Siteswaps to begin with
• See the full List of Siteswaps here
• Read what wikipedia says about juggling notation
• Learn more about advanced siteswaps
• Visit the Juggling Lab and watch the siteswap simulator