Foundation Ball Control and Spatial Awareness Through Feet
Ball Skills
•Reception
•6 Lessons
This unit introduces Reception students to controlling a ball with their feet through playful exploration and skill-building games. The focus is on developing confidence and basic technique while building spatial awareness in a safe, supportive environment. Through progressive activities, students transition from solo exploration to partner challenges, laying foundations for future invasion games.
Lessons in This Unit
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can we use different parts of our feet to keep a ball close and under control?
Key Objectives:
- • Explore different ways of using feet to move with a ball
- • Begin to understand the concept of ball control
Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can we become wizard dribblers who keep magical control of our ball?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop using feet to move with a ball with increasing control
- • To understand the meaning of 'control' and why it's important
Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can we keep control of our ball while moving around safely?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop dribbling technique using feet to move with a ball
- • To understand the importance of ball control and keeping the ball close
Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can we keep control of our ball while moving through spaces like skilled footballers?
Key Objectives:
- • To understand what dribbling means and why it's important in games
- • To develop ball control using different parts of the feet
Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can we keep control of our ball when trying to reach a target?
Key Objectives:
- • Develop basic dribbling skills using feet
- • Understand the concept of ball control
Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can we keep control of our ball while trying to score points against our partner?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop students' dribbling skills using feet in competitive situations
- • To understand the importance of ball control when moving towards targets