HOLY NAMES UNIVERSITY LESSON PLAN

Planning Statement: Dragan Hinic

Title of Lesson:
What is the correct form of passing the soccer ball?
Grade:
Subject Area:
10th
Physical Education
Anticipated Time Frame:
Classroom organization: Whole class
(How long will each part of
the lesson take?)
55 minutes total
Time
Teacher
Student
10 min
Make sure that everyone
Dress up for class
is dressing up for class
2 min

Roll call

3 min

Teacher will demonstrate

how to properly pass a
soccer ball
Set up so everyone can
have room to practice
passing
Guided practice (goes
around and corrects form)
Observes students
Calls out three students to
demonstrate passing

5 min
20 min
5 min
4 min
1 min
5 min

Talk and preview about

what will be done next
class
Make sure everyone
dresses down

Sit on their roll call

numbers
Sit on their roll call
numbers and observe the
teacher
Position themselves as
teacher tells them
Practice passing
Practice passing
Except the students called
out, sit on their roll calls
and observe
Sit on their roll calls and
observe
Dressing down

Central Focus or Big Idea of Learning Segment: The central focus of this lesson is
for students to understand the correct form to pass the soccer ball. Students will learn
how to use both of their feet to pass the ball in a game of soccer.
California Content Standard(s):
PE 1.5 Promoting self-directed, reflective learning for all students
PE 2.1 Creating a physical environment that engages all students
PE 2.5 Planning and implementing classroom procedures and routines that

support student learning.

PE 3.1 Demonstrating knowledge of subject matter, content, and student
development.

Specific Learning Objectives:

Students will learn the correct form to pass the soccer ball with both feet
Students will be able to demonstrate to the teacher and other students the correct
form of passing the soccer ball
Prerequisites:
Basic running skills
Student will have to have proper motor movement skills
Key ELD Standard(s): No English skills will be needed in this lesson plan in order for
students to participate. Teacher will conduct teacher modeling, continuous vocabulary,
and demonstration for student comprehension. If further assistance is needed for
understanding, student will paired with someone with dual speaking language to assist
teacher.
Challenging Academic language and concepts:

Soccer vocabulary-toes up, inside of the foot, passing

Teacher modeling what each vocabulary term
Proper demonstration of technique (with soccer vocabulary words) used by
teacher for student understanding
Instructor modeling provides scaffolding by demonstration (visual examples)
During independent practice student will model for instructor during independent
practice
Access to the curriculum / modifications:
This lesson entails vocal, visual and kinetic demonstration. If the students are not
proficient in English they will still be able to perform what is asked of them by
watching the demonstrations first and then practicing it themselves
If there is a need to modify the lesson to accommodate students with special
needs it will be done in a manner to help them find success in the classroom
Assessment:
Observation of students while they are performing what was asked of them to do.
If needed correct the form (Informal)
Correct form and demonstration by students at the end of the class (formal)
Technology Used

Smartphone or a tablet with an app that measures speed of an object (speed gun).
Students will measure the speed of a soccer ball during the class to compare the speed at
the beginning and at the end of the lesson. After data is collected it will be made into a
graph in Microsoft excel.
Instructional Sequence
Time Teacher
Student
10
Make sure that everyone is dressing
Dress up for class
min
up for class

2 min
3 min
5 min
20
min
5 min
4 min
1 min
5 min

Roll call
Teacher will demonstrate how to
properly pass a soccer ball
Set up so everyone can have room to
practice passing
Guided practice (goes around and
corrects form)
Observes students
Calls out three students to
demonstrate passing
Talk and preview about what will be
done next class
Make sure everyone dresses down

Sit on their roll call numbers

Sit on their roll call numbers and
observe the teacher
Position themselves as teacher tells
them
Practice passing
Practice passing
Except the students called out, sit on
their roll calls and observe
Sit on their roll calls and observe
Dressing down