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Mr Gym

Soccer Round-Up

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Round-up as many soccer balls for your team as possible. Hula-Hoops are scattered about equal distance from the center spot. The older the players, the farther away the Hula-Hoops should be from the center spot. There should be enough...
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Mr Gym

Steal the Treasure (Soccer Style)

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Soccer players will be running around practicing their dribbling skills without even thinking about what they are doing. As they are dribbling to their Hula-Hoop, they will be honing their ball-control skills to keep other players from...
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Curated OER

Intro. to Controlling a Ball With Your Chest

For Teachers K - 5th
Students stop and guide a ball with their chest. Note: This is a good lesson to use as an introduction to a soccer unit.
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Sharks and Minnows Soccer Style

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars practice dribbling and shielding a ball with control while someone else is trying to steal it from them.
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Obstacle Soccer

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils practice soccer dribbling, passing, and trapping skills, which enhance students' self-reliance, trust and independence.
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Controlling a Ball With Your Feet

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice the skills of stopping and guiding a ball with their feet, as an introduction to a soccer unit.
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Stock Your Closets

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students demonstrate the ability to consistently dribble a soccer ball with control and dribble a ball while keeping it away from a defender (i.e., keep body between ball and defender).
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Passing and Receiving on the Ground

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students improve skills in partner passing and zigzag soccer passing.  In this motor skills lesson, students understand the tactics and performance skills needed to pass a soccer ball.  Students display their increased skill in...
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Get Your Ball

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students use a ball to improve their dribbling skills, defensive and offensive strategies, cardiovascular fitness, and cooperation. In this ball handling lesson, students try to grab the ball and trap it from their partner. Partners try...
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Smorgasboard of Control

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice dribbling and trapping a variety of balls.
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Soccer Pass Croquet

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars get the opportunity to develop a controlled inside of the foot pass.
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Triangle Passing and 3-Player Kick and Score

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students practice soccer skills. For this soccer lesson, students use cones and a foam ball to practice kicking and trapping in small groups. Students use a timer to see how quickly their group can pass the ball around the triangle of...
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Up and Under

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students improve their ability to accurately pass and trap a soccer ball.
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Dot Stops

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils practice control-dribbling and trapping a ball in a dynamic environment. They are also given the opportunity work on "looking up" while dribbling.
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Soccer: Dribbling and Tackling

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore how to dribble the ball and tackle the players in possession of the ball. A drill for practice is included.
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Statues and Dribblers

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students practice kicking the ball through other students' legs.
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Dribbling Math Challenge

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners practice foot dribbling and hand dribbling with control. In addition it helps to reinforce math concepts.
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Soccer #1

For Teachers 1st - 9th
Pupils demonstrate physical skills. They perform a pylon weave, wall pass, and dribbling. Students participate in touch touch passing and mini-games. Pupils explain the importance of warming-up before participating in physical activities.
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Stayin' Alive

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students pick an object of their choice based on their ability to kick. The object is not to touch the ground. Group sizes vary within the lesson.
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Chinese Games

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the concepts related to the development of Chinese Games. They work with the teacher to point out important events in history that are related to their development and the influence of games upon the Chinese culture.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Soccer

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here you can learn all about the sport of soccer! Find out what kind of equipment you'll need to get started, how to play it safe, fun facts, and some tips to get you moving!
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Soccer for Kids: Controlling the Ball

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about controlling the ball in soccer including the first touch and how to trap the ball.