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Week 36: May 24-30, 1997
IA Name: Soccer Scatter
Grade Level: 3rd and Up
Equipment: Cones for general space boundaries, appropriate sized balls to foot dribble with
Directions:
This activity is preferrably done in a large outdoor grassy area. Pair students up (groups of three will work fine if the class size is odd in number). One partner has a ball at their feet while the other partner does not. On the teachers signal the person with the ball dribbles throughout the coned off general space while their partner runs/jogs all over the area.
On the stop signal the person with the ball traps the ball, the partner without the ball needs to get in position to receive a pass. He/she calls for the ball (e.g., "Hey, I'm open"), the person with the ball makes a nice inside of the foot pass to the person and they start moving again. Keep repeating this process and vary it accordingly.
Teaching Tips/Variations
Have the partners move far away from each other in general space. They have a tendency to stick close together
Vary the kind of pass that is delivered. For example, have the passer use the outside of the foot or have them pick the ball up and toss to the thigh of the receiver.
This simulates a game very well so you may want to talk about how to move without the ball and moving to a teammate to collect a pass.
Submitted by Mark Manross who is a
doctoral student in the Health and Physical Education Program at Virginia
Tech. Thanks for contributing to PE Central!
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