WEEK 3-4 LESSON PLANS

5-7 Soccer Lessons

TECHNIQUE
Today we are going to learn how to dribble using an inside-inside pattern.

IMPORTANCE
Dribbling using an inside-inside pattern is important because it improves your rhythm and ability to use different parts of your feet while controlling the ball.

When dribbling using an inside-inside pattern, it is important to:

TECHNIQUE
Today we are going to learn how to shoot off the dribble.

IMPORTANCE
Shooting off the dribble is important because it is necessary to strike the ball accurately while a defender is applying pressure on you.

When shooting off the dribble, it is important to:

STORYLINE
Today we are Warming Up before our games. Your goal is to follow the Coach and listen to instructions.

INSTRUCTIONS

• When I say, “GO!”:
  • Stretch - up into sky then touch your toes
  • Do 10 arm circles forward and backward
  • Sit on your bottom and stretch to toes
  • Calf stretch
  • Flamingo stretch
• Run without the soccer ball from baseline to end line
• Dribble with your soccer ball from baseline to end line.

STORYLINE
Today we are playing Team Relay. In this game, you are a team of Super Heroes in training. Your goal is to complete the obstacle course before the time runs out.

INSTRUCTIONS

• I will split you into four teams.
• Before the game begins, line up single file behind your team’s marker cone.
• When I say, “GO!” the first person in line will dribble their ball around the cones, through the hula-hoop,
• and shoot into the goal without stopping.
• The next person in line can go when the person in front of them has reached the third cone.
• After you have shot, retrieve your ball and head back to the end of your line.

TEACHING TIPS

• Approach: Remind students to use both feet when dribbling.
• Approach: Remind students that this is not a race and to go at their own pace.
• Approach: Students should shoot with their laces without stopping.
• Discussion: Ask students to share who they saw doing a good job using both their feet and shooting with their laces.

STORYLINE
Today we are playing Long Shot. Your goal is to shoot off-the-dribble into the goal.

INSTRUCTIONS

• I will divide you into four groups.
• Before the game begins, line up single file behind your group’s marker cone.
• The first person in line will start with the ball.
• When I say, “GO!” dribble to the first cone and shoot at the shoot at the second cone into the goal.
• When you have shot on goal, retrieve your ball and head to the back of the line to the left of you.
• The next person in line can go once you have retrieved your ball.

TEACHING TIPS

• Approach: Remind children to keep their heads up while dribbling to avoid bumping into others.
• Approach: Remind students the closer they keep their ball to their body, the less chance it has to be stolen during Game 3.
• Discussion: Ask students to share who they saw doing a good job at keeping the ball close to their body.

STORYLINE
Today we are playing a Coach Lead Scrimmage. Your goal is to shoot a soccer ball into the opposing team’s goal.

INSTRUCTIONS

• I will divide you into two teams –using pinnies to tell who you are.
• Before the game begins, spread out on your side of the field.
• I will decide which team starts with the ball first.
• When I say, “GO!” the team with the ball will start.
• You cannot touch the ball with your hands, you can only kick the ball.
• There are no goalies, you must stand 3 – 5 feet away from your goal when defending.
• If a goal is scored, go back to your team’s side and we will begin a new round.
• If I blow my whistle at any point, freeze where you are.

TEACHING TIPS

• Approach: Divide teams equally based on athletic ability.
• Approach: Remind children the whistle will be blown at various times during the game for teaching moments.
• Approach: Add short cones around the goal if defenders are staying 3 – 5 feet away.
• Discussion: Ask children to share what was easy or hard about shooting off-the-dribble on goal.

STORYLINE
Today we are playing Fireman’s Drill. In this game you are firemen called to save kittens from a burning building. Your goal is bring them all to safety as quickly as possible.

INSTRUCTIONS

• I will divide you into two teams.
• Before the game begins, line up single file behind your team’s marker cone.
• When I say, “GO!” the first person in line will run up the ladder, retrieve a kitten and bring it back to the
• empty hula-hoop.
• The next person in line can go once the person in front of them as reached the end of the ladder.
• We will begin a new round when all the kittens have been rescued.

TEACHING TIPS

• Approach: Assign different foot patterns the children must use when going through the ladder each round (two feet hopping, hopscotch – two feet out, two feet in, running sideways, one out one in, etc.).
• Discussion: Ask students to share what was easy or hard about dribbling using an inside-inside pattern.

STORYLINE
Today we are playing Tunnel Passers. Your goal is to see how many tunnels you can kick your ball through.

INSTRUCTIONS

• I will select five students to be tunnels.
• Tunnels must spread out in the field and stand in a straddle.
• When I say, “GO!” kick your ball through any tunnel.
• If your ball makes it through the tunnel, you may go to another one.
• If your ball does not make it through the tunnel, try again.
• Try to go to all five tunnels.
• We will begin a new round when I select new tunnels.

TEACHING TIPS

• Approach: Keep rounds short so that each student gets a turn at being both a kicker and a tunnel.
• Discussion: Ask students to share who they saw trying their best at using their shooting foot when kicking their ball through the tunnel.