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Football

Free Sample Year 1

Learning Objectives

  1. Explore different ways to move the ball.
  2. Use simple tactics to achieve success in game situations.

Literacy Keywords
  • Explore
  • Space
  • Shoot
  • Control
  • Ball
Citizenship
  • Awareness of space
  • Develop own experiences and ideas
Numeracy
  • Counting
Equipment
  • Football
  • Marker cones
  • Beanbags
Risk Assessment
  • Suitable clothing and footwear worn by participants.
  • Equipment suitable for participants, safe and checked.
  • Area safe and checked - any hazards removed.
  • Safety information highlighted to participants.
  • Staff aware of all emergency procedures, including designated 1st aider.
Knowledge Checks

Throughout this plan you will see ‘Knowledge Checks’ to help you ensure the pupils are acquiring the intended knowledge as the lesson progresses.  The two types of knowledge to focus on in PE are…

  • DECLARATIVE KNOWLEDGE:  Factual knowledge concerning movement, rules, tactics, strategies, health and participation (best practiced through spoken or written observations of a practical demonstration).
  • PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE: Knowing how to apply declarative facts (best practiced through demonstration or participation).

  • This is the first lesson in the Football Unit of work.
  • The intention of the lesson is to introduce the children to the new topic. It gives them the opportunity to experience the game and explore the skills they will be learning and developing in the unit.
  • The main activity within the lesson incorporates many of the skills and tactics that will be covered in the unit. Playing the game in this lesson gives you the opportunity to make an initial assessment of your class. By observing the children you can make a judgement on their current ability and plan your teaching for the rest of the unit accordingly.
  • Football is an invasion sport, where two teams try to attack and defend a goal each – trying to score more goals than the other team to win.
  • In year one, the skills focused on will be ball manipulation and object control.

Activities & Games

The Ball Is Hot
3 - 5 mins
  • Give each child a football.
  • Ask the children to move around the area with the ball on the floor – using their hands.
  • They must not hold the ball for more than 2/3 seconds (it is hot), before they roll it away with their hands.
  • Once they have rolled it, they must move quickly to collect it.
  • Keep repeating the process of rolling and collecting the ball whilst moving around the area.
  • Every time you call “freeze” the children must be able to stop the ball quickly and safely.

 

 

Teaching Points
  • Look where you are going – remind children to look at the ball AND look at the space in front of them.
  • Move into space.
  • Be careful of other children and other balls.
  • Remind children to move around on their feet, and not their knees.
Know the Ball
5 - 10 mins
  • Give each child a football.
  • Allow time for the children to feel, roll, and bounce the ball before setting challenges.
  • Show the children different ways of bouncing the ball on the spot:
  1. With two hands.
  2. With one hand.
  3. One hand to the other.

 

free football lesson plans know the ball exercise

Teaching Points
  • Let the children explore and practise.
  • Hands ready.
  • Eyes on the ball.
  • Discuss with the children the different ways they have moved the ball – in this activity and the warm up activity.

 

Progression:

  • Perform the above actions whilst moving around the area.

Progression:

  • Add further challenges such as rolling the ball around their body. Roll the ball on the floor using their feet.

To make activity harder:

  • Use a smaller ball.

To make activity easier:

  • Use a bigger ball.
Knowledge Check
  • PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE: Ask some children to demonstrate the activity/skill.
  • DECLARATIVE KNOWLEDGE: Ask other children to describe what is required to perform the task with success.
Attack and Defend
20 - 25 mins
  • The aim of the game is to score points by rolling a ball over your opponent’s line (goal).
  • The game is played one against one or two against two.
  • Set up an area for each pair to play in using four cones.
  • The children must stand on their line.
  • When a child has the ball, they are attacking and must try roll the ball past their opponent.
  • When a child does not have the ball, they are defending and must try to stop it getting past them by moving to intercept it.
  • Each time they manage to get the beanbag/ball past their opponent they score 1 point.

 

free football lesson plans attack and defend game

 

 

Teaching Points
  • Introduction to football/invasion games.
  • What skills do you need to use? Ask the children to think about this as they play the game.
  • Experiment with different ideas and skills.
  • How can you score points? Ask the children to think about this as they play the game.
  • Observe children whilst playing the game – are they able to play it successfully?
  • Ask the children what the attacker/defender role is.
  • Provide advice and guidance if necessary.
  • Explain the rules and how the game works then let the children explore the game for themselves.
  • Let the children have a go at the game.

 

Progression: Kick soft balls – to make the game football specific. (This skill hasn’t been learnt yet, but it will give you a good idea of where the children are at).

To make activity harder:

  • Move the ‘goals’ further apart.

To make activity easier:

  • Use a beanbag and ask children to slide the beanbag across the floor.
Knowledge Check
  • PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE: Ask some children to demonstrate the activity/skill.
  • DECLARATIVE KNOWLEDGE: Ask other children to describe what is required to perform the task with success.
Shake it out
3 - 5 mins
  • Children walk slowly around the area.
  • Call out different parts of the body e.g. Leg, arm, hand, etc.
  • When a part of the body is called out the children should stop where they are and slowly shake that part of their body for the count of 5 and then start walking around the area again.
  • Keep calling out different parts of the body.

 

free football lesson plans cool down exercise

Teaching Points
  • All count to 5 together out loud.
  • Move slowly, walking around the area.
  • Head up and look where you are going.
  • Move into space.
Knowledge Check

What skills did you use to play the game today?

  • Encourage the children to think of what skills they used during the activities.

What did you do well today?

  • Encourage the children to think of what they have done well when playing the games.