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Soccer Unit Plan

Psychomotor Domain Unit Goals:
1. Students will be able to demonstrate good footwork skills necessary for
dribbling and passing a soccer ball.
2. Students will be able to demonstrate good kicking skills to score goals.
3. Students will be able to demonstrate good body movement when defending
and attacking.
4. Students will be able to combine all the skills taught to them into a soccer
game.
Cognitive Domain Unit Goals:
1. Students will be able to identify how to properly dribble away from a
defender and make a good pass.
2. Students will have to combine information about and related to soccer in
general.
Affective Domain Unit Goals:
1. Students will be able to respect their teammates, the equipment and the other
team.
2. Students will be able to play with sportsmanship.
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Three Week Unit Plan

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Week 1 Introduction to History of History of Introduction to Introduction to
soccer and soccer and soccer and passing. passing
how important dribbling skills dribbling skills. Skills and Skills: students
is dribbling in Skills: Skills and Application: will work on
different passing
soccer Different types Application: students will
drills working
Skills: A of dribbling Students will work on their with their inner
series of Application: work in 5 passing and part of their foot
ladder drills students will different trapping skills. and outside part
for agility. perform dribbling Students will of their foot.
Application: different stations be working on Application:
students will dribbling drills working on the their form with students will pass
perform proper form of different to partners at a
different dribbling and partners. short distance,
footwork footwork. and then will
move to a greater
drills.
distance

Week 2 Students will Students will Students will Students will Students will
combine combine combine agility work on their work on their
agility drills agility drills drills with dribbling and dribbling and
with passing with passing. passing. passing in a passing in a game
Skills: students Skills: students Skills: students game like like situation
will work on will work on will do cone situation Skills: students
their footwork their footwork drills that will Skills: students will refine their
and their and their have passing. will refine their passing skills by
passing skills. passing skills. Next students passing skills by working in groups
Application: Application: will do ladder working in of 6 passing the
students will students will drills that groups of 6 ball around
work on agility work on agility implement passing the ball Application:
ladders to then ladders to then passing around students will play
pass the ball to pass the ball to Application: Application: a take away game
their partner so their partner so students will be students will where they have
they can go next they can go next in two teams. play a take away to pass the ball
Students will game where they and have 10
pass, and dribble have to pass the consecutive
through cones on ball and have 10 passes for them to
the football field. consecutive obtain one point.
passes for them
to obtain one
point.
Week 3 Students will Students will Students will Students will
work on their work on their work on their have a quiz
shooting drills offensive defensive skills based on a
Application:
Skills: skills and they will sheet I will students will
students will Skills: learn the most provide play an
be kicking the students will important rules Application: actual soccer
ball with the be in teams of Application: students will
inside part of 5 and will find students will be have time to game.
their foot from their way in teams of 5 ask questions
different through the trying to take about
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distances defense by away the ball everything

Application: passing the from the taught to them.
students will ball around offense.
have to kick a and finding a
ball trying to gap to make a
knock down good pass and
different then take a
objects to shot.
obtain points Application:
depending on students will
the object and move the ball
the distance from one side
to another,
after having
ten
consecutive
passes they
can take a shot
to the goal net
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Soccer Skills Test: passing and dribbling

Standard 1:
The physically literate individual demonstrates competency in a variety of motor skills
and movement patterns
Performance Indicator:
The student utilizes the correct techniques for proper execution of passing dribbling and
shooting
Assessment Task:
Pass the ball using the proper form and dribbles away from the opponents with
proficiency.
Criteria for Competence:
Dribbling Passing
Usually assumes the ready stance. Usually assumes ready stance:
a. Wide Stance a. Ball in front of their feet
b. Hands low and to the side of the body b. Kick the ball with the inner part of
c. Knees slightly bent their foot for accuracy
d. Ball in between their feet
Usually takes the ball away with control Usually kicks the ball with proper mechanics
a. Ball close to their feet a. Non kicking leg slightly bent
b. Traps the ball and look for a person to b. Inner part of their foot
pass it to c. Do a follow through

Usually executes the proper mechanics Usually moves away after passing the ball
a. Knees slightly bent a. Passes the ball with accuracy
b. Ball in between their feet protecting b. Moves away to be open for a future
the ball from opponents pass.
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Assessment Rubric: Students will complete 5 reps of each skill with appropriate pass and
offensive player movement.
Level Stance for dribbling and passing Dribbling Passing
5 Consistently assumes ready stance Consistently dribbles Consistently passes
the ball
4 Usually assumes ready stance Usually dribbles Usually passes the
ball
3 Sometimes assumes ready stance Sometimes dribbles Sometimes passes the
ball
2 Seldom assumes ready stance Seldom dribbles Seldom passes the
ball
1 Never assumes ready stance Never dribbles Never passes the ball
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Statistics:

Perfect passes

Number of times you

dribbled away from an
opponent

Dribbling and passing:

Dribbling Passing

Gets you away from your opponent You can do short and long passes

Takes you from one point to another Inner part of your foot

Midfield people are the most dribblers Better to open gaps

History and Rules of Soccer:

 Modern football originated in Britain in the 19th century
 It is the most popular sport in the world
 The playing field (pitch) should be 100–130 yards (90–120 meters) long and 50–100
yards (45–90 meters) wide
 The most watched television event in the world is the world cup.
 There are 2 halves that are each 45 minutes long.
 Each team has 11 players on the field for a total of 22.
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Soccer Quiz
What part of your foot should you use when passing a ball and why? (Short Answer)

What is the most watched event in the world? (Circle correct one)
A. World cup B. champions league
How do you go from point A to point B without passing the ball (Circle correct one)
A. Dribbling B. teleporting
How many players are on the pitch? (Circle correct one)
A. 11 B. 22
Where was soccer originated? (Circle correct one)
A. Mexico B. Britain
How much time do player have each half? (Circle correct one)
A. 30 min B. 55 min C. 45 min D. 40 min
Soccer is the most popular sport in the world? (Circle correct one)
A. True B. False
Midfielders dribble the most every game? (Circle correct one)
A. True B. False
You can pass the ball in short and long distances? (Circle correct one)
A. false B. true
The playing field (pitch) should be 100–130 yards (90–120 meters) long and 50–100 yards (45–
90 meters) wide
A. true B. false