Let’s Play Football

Learning Outcomes

Description Of Activity

Movement skills/concepts

Moving into space, defence and attacking strategies, kicking, dribbling and passing skills and relationships (with others).

Set-up

• Cones/markers and large balls.
• A marked grass or hard surface area of about 10 square metres, with a goal at each end. Adjust the size of the area to suit the level of skill and the number of players.
• Two teams of three–ï¬ve each.

Activity

Teams attempt to score in the opponents’ goal. Apply no contact and safe tackling rules.

Can you see …?

• control of the ball before passing
• use of space
• teamwork

You could ask …

On attack, what can you do to get into a good position to receive a pass? On defence, how can you work as a team to defend your goal?

Variations

Vary Set-up: Introduce a second ball.  

Equipment/Material Required