Foundation Feet Skills and Ball Control for Young Learners
Ball Skills
•Year 1
•6 Lessons
This unit introduces Year 1 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 our feet to keep the ball close and move safely into spaces?
Key Objectives:
- • Recap and develop understanding of moving with a ball using feet
- • Understand the meaning of 'control' and its importance in ball skills
Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can we use different parts of our feet to move the ball like a football player?
Key Objectives:
- • Develop using the inside and outside of feet to dribble a ball with increasing control
- • Understand the importance of moving into space while maintaining ball control
Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can we keep control of our ball while moving into space away from defenders?
Key Objectives:
- • Apply dribbling skills with feet in game situations
- • Develop spatial awareness to avoid opponents
Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can we keep control of our ball while moving safely away from defenders?
Key Objectives:
- • Consolidate understanding of where to dribble and why we need to find space
- • Develop dribbling technique keeping the ball away from opponents
Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can we use our feet to control and pass the ball accurately to help our team?
Key Objectives:
- • Explore different ways to kick (pass) a ball using increasing control
- • Understand why accuracy is important when passing to a target
Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can we use accurate kicking to become brilliant goal scorers and game winners?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop accurate kicking (passing) technique using the inside of the foot
- • To apply kicking skills in competitive target games to score points