Start putting all the skills learned so far in this soccer unit together. Play mini-games, which means, just two or three players on a team. This way the players can practice all their skills and not be standing around waiting for the...

Another lesson set up for teams to practice their skills and prepare for the World Cup tournament the class will have. There is a great warm-up for this lesson. It's called the Team Marathon, Activities and Sequence. It includes...

Besides dribbling and passing a soccer ball there are other skills to be learned. Lesson five covers heading a ball and how to do a proper throw-in. The drills are scaffolded to build up to performing the entire skill. There are 20...

Teach the class the skills of passing a soccer ball to a partner and receiving a pass from a partner. Passing in soccer is the skill that is used most, so it would be advantageous to learn to do different types of passes and practice to...

The most important skill in soccer is dribbling. Most can do a decent job of kicking the ball around, but it takes a lot of practice to get good and make the ball do exactly what you want it to do. So this lesson on dribbling is just one...

Soccer practice. Practice some of the basic skills. Then play some small 4 vs. 4 games in preparation for the class World Cup tournament. Lesson 13 out of 20 in this soccer unit. There are links to the other lessons as well as to the...

Lesson 10 in this soccer unit has the players practicing their dribbling skills before embarking on their mini games. Practice dribbling with the inside of the foot, the outside of the foot, dominant foot, nondominant foot, different...

Lesson seven of this soccer unit is a review of skills learned thus far. There are some individual and partner warm-up drills. Then there is review and practice of juggling, punting, and throw-ins. Additionally, you will find links to...

Twenty lesson plans can help you plan a soccer unit. Each of these can be clicked on individually to bring up the specific lesson. All lessons have been individually reviewed on our Lesson Planet website. This is worth checking out.

Soccer Lesson 14 is a combination of reviewing and playing. The skills that will be reviewed are: dribbling with the inside of the foot, dribbling with the outside of the foot, and corner kicks. Since these were previously taught there...

Young athletes put together the athletic skills they need to play different sports in the eighth week of this physical education unit. First they work on basic skills like running, jumping, kicking, throwing, and catching....

Lesson 9 in this soccer unit is a competition between the teams performed at event stations. This lesson seems a bit vague and must be based on previous lessons. You will need to go through the previouse lessons to have a better...

Day 3 of the speedball unit covers the drop kick. Teach these youngsters the art of performing a drop kick with a soccer ball. Remember the ball needs to hit the ground and bounce to be a drop kick. If the ball doesn't hit the ground...

Combine vocabulary development and a study of verb tenses with a general introduction to sports. Class members get acquainted with the language associated with sports, and then complete a project to design and describe their own...

Students examine rules of soccer, focusing on basic skills necessary to play, create imaginary team, match players with positions that best fit their skill levels and personalities, and practice new skills with classmates.

Focus on complex characters with a lesson from a series that teaches individual skills from the Common Core. Specifically, this resource provides practice with standard RL.9-10.3. Get pupils thinking and talking about characters with the...

Young athletes practice various locomotor movements. They use locomotor skills as directed by the teacher to move between "Olympic rings" (hula hoops). Students participate in a discussion about Olympic events prior to playing the game.

Seventh graders participate in a soccer activity to practice moving the ball around the field.  In this soccer dribbling lesson, 7th graders students try to prevent their opposing students from completing the filed exercise by...

Students demonstrate proper techniques of kicking, passing, and trapping a soccer ball. In this kickball soccer lesson, students apply kicking skills by placing a soccer ball on a poly spot and kicking it in the field. The students use...

Students demonstrate  soccer skills. In this passing and receiving instructional activity, students practice passing a soccer ball and receiving a soccer ball as part of a team. Students develop control over the ball.

Fifth graders examine and practice the proper techniques for dribbling a soccer ball around four cones. They show both speed proficiency and ball control. They complete a warm up activity before becoming active in the soccer activities....

Learners practice soccer kicking skills. In this soccer skills instructional activity, students participate in a game as they use the inside of their foot to kick the ball toward numbered cones.

Students participate in soccer activities including juggling the ball, playing a juggling game in pairs, and having a volley game. After the volley game, they continue to practice soccer skills by playing Gaelic Football and having a...

Students practice dribbling in the sport of soccer. In this soccer dribbling lesson plan, students practice this skill individually and with a partner.