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Soccer Lesson Plan - Grade 4

Assessing
Goals
  • 50% Participation
  • 25% Technical Skills
  • 25% Playing Skills
  • Dribble with inside and outside foot (slow pace)
  • Dribble using left and right foot (slow pace)
  • Dribble fast using one favorite technique
  • Stopping and controlling passes (from min. 7 meters distance) with inside foot
  • Stopping and controlling softly thrown balls (small distance) with upper body (like chest, waist or head)
  • Pass in direction with inside foot over a distance of min. 7 meters
  • Know and apply school soccer rules in drills and games
  • Know the different positions in the soccer field
Class
Content
Organization
Didactic Tips
1
Skills:
  • Passing
  • Dribbling (forward and backward)
  • Dribbling relay race

Games:2 fields, 4 or 5 teams

Rules:

  • basic soccer rules, out, corner, fouls.
  • Goal only counts when it's lower than the waist
  • Goalie only throws the ball out.

Materials:8 soccer balls nr. 4, 20 sm. Cones, 8 medium cones, 5 sets of 5 pinnies

Skills:

  • In groups of 3 or 4 students
  • distance is about 7 meters
Games:2 fields, teams of 4 or 5 students
Skills:
  • pass and stop with inside foot
  • when passing, the foot of the standing leg is next to the ball pointing into the direction where the ball has to go to.
  • When dribbling, keep ball close to the body to have control.
  • When dribbling, use inside, outside, and left and right foot if possible.
Games:
  • use skills just practiced
  • everybody plays in every position
2
Warming up:
  • passing, run after pass to the other side. (pass over 6 meters)

Skills:
  • receiving and controlling thrown ball. Receive ball knee high, waist high and chest. Receive, control and pass back.
5 times and change positions
  • Receive ball, control and try to pass the other person with the ball.
Change positions after every throw.
Games:2 fields, 4:4/ 5:5

Materials:12 soccer balls nr. 4, 6 softer soccer balls, 20 sm. Cones, 8 medium cones, 5 sets of 5 pinnies

Warming up:

  • groups of 4 students
Skills:
  • in couples on a open place on the field
  • depend distance between the students on their level, close by or further away.
Games:
  • 2 fields, teams of 4-5 students
Skills:
  • when stopping with foot, keep foot loose and stop with inside.
  • first control ball, then pass back
  • throw the ball soft so receiving won't hurt the player.
Games:
  • use skills just practiced
  • everybody plays in every position
  • Go to an open place to receive the ball. Not to far, not to close from the player with the ball.
3
Skills:
  • monkey in the middle with cones
  • make 10 passes, then change monkey, or change when monkey gets the ball.
Games:2 fields, 4:4/ 5:5

Materials:6 soccer balls nr. 4, 20 sm. Cones, 8 medium cones, 5 sets of 5 pinnies

Skills:

  • groups of 4 students
Games:
  • 2 fields, teams of 4-5 students
Skills:
  • receive and pass ball quickly
  • play only along the sides, keeps field open
  • as soon as the ball is passed, look if you have to change position and move.
Games:
  • use skills just practiced
  • everybody plays in every position
  • Go to an open place to receive the ball. Not to far, not to close from the player with the ball.
  • Give player with ball more options to pass the ball to.
4
Skills:
  • monkey in the middle with cones
  • Monkey in the middle open space
Games:2 fields, 4:4/ 5:5

Materials:6 soccer balls nr. 4, 20 sm. Cones, 8 medium cones, 5 sets of 5 pinnies

Skills:

  • groups of 4
Game:
  • 2 fields, teams of 4-5 students
Skills:
  • relate more to open space in the field instead of the square where the cones used to be.
  • Use the whole space
Games:
  • relate the monkey in the middle to the positions in the field when playing.
5
Skills:
  • Passing in couples while moving forward to the other side of the field. Switch sides and get back into line.
Games:
  • big field 6:6/ 7:7
  • Positions big field
  • Additional rules for playing big field

Materials:6 soccer balls nr. 4, 10 medium cones, 4 sets of 6 pinnies

Skills:

  • start in 2 lines
Games:
  • big field
Skills:
  • pass to where the player is going to be, not where the player is.
  • Distance between players and speed depends on the level of the students. Minimal 5 meters
Games:
  • try to stay in positions
  • everybody plays in every position
  • positions help to keep the players spread out over the field and to pass the ball around.
6
Assessing skills in one drill:
  • receiving
  • dribbling
  • passing
Games:big field 6:6

Materials:6 soccer balls nr. 4, 1 soft soccer ball, 10 sm. Cones, 8 medium cones, 4 sets of 6 pinnies

Assessing:

  • Students will be called on alphabetical order.
  • Half of the class starts being assessed, the other half starts playing independent on the big field field.
Games:
  • Play independent and according to the school rules.
7
Warming up:
  • Passing in couples while moving forward to the other side of the field. Switch sides and get back into line.
Reminder:
  • Repeat rules, positions and expectations for the games.

Games 6:6

Materials:6 soccer balls nr. 4, 10 medium cones, 4 sets of 6 pinnies

Skills:

  • students are in two lines
  • distance between them and speed depends on their level.
Skills:
  • pass the ball to where the player is going to be, not where the player is.
8
Warming up:
  • Passing in couples while moving forward to the other side of the field. Switch sides and get back into line.

  • 2:1 Passing in couples while moving forward to the other side of the field. Try to pass a defender in the middle in the field. Switch sides on the end.
Games: 6:6

Materials:6 soccer balls nr. 4, 10 medium cones, 4 sets of 6 pinnies

Skills:

  • students are in two lines
  • distance between them and speed depends on their level.
Skills
  • once the defender is passed he/ she focuses on the next couple that is coming
  • decide if you have to pass or go alone to get passed the defender.
9
Tournament big field 6:6

Materials:6 soccer balls nr. 4, 10 medium cones, 4 sets of 6 pinnies

Tournament organization.

  • Winner gets 3 points
  • even 1 point
  • Loose 0 points
  • count goals
  • Schedule is on the white board
  • change quick after each game to have more time to play.

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