Football
•Year 5
•6 Lessons
This unit develops Year 5 students' understanding of football as a tactical team sport, moving beyond isolated skills to strategic decision-making in game contexts. The focus shifts from individual technique to collective problem-solving, with students learning how positioning, communication, and tactical awareness create successful attacking and defensive play. Through progressive challenges, students experience both sides of the game whilst developing leadership, fair play, and self-regulation skills essential for independent competition.
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can I use passing and movement to create space and maintain possession in football?
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Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can we combine individual skills with teamwork to keep possession and create scoring opportunities?
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Lesson 3
Big Question:
How do we choose the right shooting technique to score goals in different game situations?
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Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can effective communication and tactical awareness help us defend successfully as a team?
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Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can we use numerical advantages and tactical movement to create more goal scoring opportunities?
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Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can we demonstrate fair play and sporting values whilst competing in a football tournament?
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