Soccer unit
OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIT
 All students will get an introduction to the sport of Soccer
 Incorporation of passing and receiving a soccer ball.
 Proper techniques of passing with regards to the standard pass to a
classmate as well as trapping the soccer ball and passing and
receiving on the move.
 Proper techniques of dribbling soccer balls with regards to using
proper foot position, inside and outside of feet as well as when to use
their toes.
 Proper techniques of the shot in a game of soccer.
 Proper technique of a give and go in a game of soccer.
 Proper technique of the overhead pass from out of bounds.
 Rules and etiquette of proper play in a soccer game.
 Team concepts and respect and responsibility.
 Tactical concepts with regards to game play.
COGNITIVE OBJECTIVE
Throughout the unit, the students will grasp the basic concepts
of the sport of soccer while understanding the general rules and
procedures of the sport. The students will demonstrate an
understanding of various fundamentals of the game of soccer
while comprehending rules and procedures during game play.
PSYCHOMOTOR OBJECTIVE:
Throughout the unit, students will be able to, or improve their
ability to play the game of soccer with regards to various
fundamental components of the sport. Students will be able to
demonstrate a proper pass, give and go pass, trap, overhead
pass and be able to dribble the soccer ball down the field.
Students will also be able to engage themselves in a game
situation.
AFFECTIVE OBJECTIVE:
Throughout the unit, the students will be able to work
efficiently with a partner or small group of students (team).
Also, throughout the unit, students will show respect and
responsible behavior to their classmates and instructors while
engaged in various activities. Students will demonstrate
responsible behavior, especially when engaged in a basketball
game. (Stress fun and improvement rather than competition).
DRIBBLING
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Dribbling using the inside and outside of their feet.
Dribbling and trapping
Dribbling in and out of cones
Cues for dribbling:
1.
Push the ball forward gently with the inside or the
outside of the foot. Alternate feet.
2.
As you travel, keep the ball closer than your fingertips
when our arm is extended.
3.
Use peripheral vision to look at the ball as you look
where you are traveling.
4.
As you travel, match your speed to your skill. Allow
students to self monitor speed based on their ability to
keep the ball close.
PASSING
 Passing with classmates
 Technique and cues for passing (Grades K-2): Three P's of the
Soccer Push Pass
1.
PLANT - non-kicking foot beside ball
2.
PUTTER - make a putter with kicking foot (helps to have
a golf putter to show students so they know what their
foot should look like)
3.
PUSH - ball towards target
 Technique and cues for passing (Grades 3-5):
1.
Non-kicking foot next to the ball
2.
Contact ball in the middle
3.
Use the inside of the foot
4.
Follow through so your kicking foot goes to your target
5.
Use a firm kick so it gets to your target
SHOOTING
 Shooting on goal with and without goalies at a safe distance.
 Cues for shooting a soccer ball:
1.
Non-kicking foot next to the ball
2.
Contact ball below the middle of the ball
3.
Contact ball with shoelaces (i.e., instep of foot)
4.
Follow through
5.
Kick hard!
DRIBBLE KNOCKOUT
 There is a designated BOX that the students cannot go out of.
 Each student has a soccer ball.
 They must dribble throughout the box and try to knock other
student’s basketballs out of the BOX.
 If your ball is knocked out of the box then you are out of that
round and can practice dribbling and trapping while stationary
outside the box.
 The last player to remain in the box is the winner of that round.
SOCCER BOWLING
 Half the class will be on one side of the gymnasium and half on the
other.
 Students must remain on their side.
 Each side will have six (6) bowling pins set up on their side of the
playing area.
 Each team will be dribbling and trying to pass/shoot their soccer ball
across the line and knock down the other teams bowling pins.
 The team with the most pins standing at the end of 2 minutes or the
team to knock down all the other teams’ pins gets a point.
SHOOTERS AND GOALIES
 Students are designated as shooters or goalies.
 Goals are set up around the perimeter line of the gymnasium.
 Each goal is a different color so the students can distinguish each goal
from the next.
 Shooters will dribble from goal to goal throughout the center of the
gymnasium and try and score a goal on the goalie.
 If a goal is scored, students will change positions with that goalie.
 The goalie will take the hockey stick from the shooter and the shooter
will take the goalie stick and get in the goal.
 Students will all get a chance to be both a shooter and a goalie.
HULA HOOP SOCCER
 Students will practice dribbling throughout the gymnasium
 When the music stops they will find a hula hoop and trap the ball in
the hula hoop
 The students must work quickly because there will not be enough
hula hoops for the amount of students in the gym
 That means FIRST COME FIRST SERVE!
 Try to be the first one to a hula hoop!
 The activity will increase in difficulty
 We will allow three players in a hula hoop
 Then two players in a hula hoop
 Then one player allowed in a hula hoop
SIDELINE SOCCER
 Students will be divided into two teams.
 If we are outside we will have two lines of cones about 50 feet
away from each other designated as the sidelines.
 The playing area is in between the two side lines.
 The students will line up in their teams on each side line the full
length of the line.
 We will place the ball in the center of the playing field.
 Each student will have their own number.
 When both sides are ready the teacher will yell out either two (2)
or three (3) numbers.
 The student’s whose number is chosen will run out to the playing
field and play either a 2v2 or a 3v3 game.
 The object of the game is for the students to try and get the ball
past the OTHER team’s sideline.
 The student’s whose numbers where not chosen must move
ALONG the line from side to side and act as goalies to protect
their line.
 Goalies can use their hands.
 Once a goal is scored that team will get a point and the ball will go
to the center once again and new numbers will be called.
 Everyone is active: both players and goalies.
CRAB SOCCER
 Class will be divided into 4 teams.
 All players MUST play in a “crab” position
 Defense may use their hands to keep ball in play
 Object of the game is to kick ball over the heads of the other
teams.
GAME PLAY
 Toward the end of the unit we will have modified game play for
grades 3-5.
 6v6
 Three (3) offense
 Two (2) defense
 One (1) goalie
 Offensive players can go wherever the ball goes and try and score.
 Defensive players and goalie may not go past mid field.
 Students may choose team names.
 Teams will rotate and play a new team each class.