Soccer Unit

Skill: Which is the final cue you should always follow when passing the ball?

• Strike at the side of the ball

• Use your shoelaces to kick the ball

• Follow through to your target

• Plant your non-kicking foot next to the ball

Game: When playing soccer where should you move to be most successful when receiving a pass?

• To the goal

• To the sideline

• To open space

• To the nearest defender

Character: A good captain of a soccer team would be someone who...

• listens to the other players

• works hard

• shares a common goal with the team

• All of the above

Soccer Fitness: How can you improve your ability to move quickly for a long period of time in soccer?

• Walk 3 miles

• Do fast intervals: run for 3 minutes, walk for 1 minutes, and continue this for 30 minutes

• Stretch after every game

• do 10 push-ups followed by 10 body squats

Gameplay: During "Steal the Ball" in PE, you can steal the soccer balls from other groups hula hoops

• once you decide its a good idea

• at the start of the game

• after you kick all of the soccer balls across the gym

• after all of the soccer balls have been taken from the center circle

Gameplay: When playing pirates in PE, which skill is most useful to keep the ball away from the pirate

• Taps

• Pull-Back

• Kick the ball and run

• Slide tackle

Soccer Fitness: While playing a game of soccer and running to get to the ball you are increasing your heart rate and improving which component of fitness?

• Muscular Endurance

• Flexibility

• Muscular Strength

• Cardiovascular Endurance

Character: A good way for a group to be successful in a game of soccer is to...

• have everyone in the group go for the ball

• make the biggest person in your group be the goalie. Everyone else can score!

• talk about what position each person wants to play. Rotate throughout the game if needed.

• Slide tackle whenever you can

Game: What can you do to help keep your passes under control and easy to receive?

• Pass behind the receiver

• Keep the pass on the ground

• Try to get the ball in the air

• Both option 1 and option 2

Skill: When dribbling you should....

• keep the ball way out in front of you

• keep your eye on the ball

• use quick feet keeping the ball close to you

• use only your shoelaces to kick the ball