Mastery in Individual & Team Play
Football
•Year 6
•6 Lessons
This unit elevates Year 6 students from individual skill execution to strategic team-based football, preparing them for competitive play with tactical awareness. Building on previously learned techniques, students consolidate their technical abilities whilst developing crucial understanding of formations, officiating responsibilities, and team management. The progressive structure culminates in a tournament where students demonstrate leadership, tactical thinking, and the ability to adapt their play in competitive contexts.
Lessons in This Unit
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can we use effective passing, dribbling and moving skills to maintain possession and create scoring opportunities against skilled opponents?
Key Objectives:
- • To consolidate and refine passing, dribbling and moving skills to maintain possession effectively
- • To demonstrate tactical understanding of when, where and why to pass or dribble
Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can we demonstrate mastery of football skills while applying the laws of the game through effective officiating?
Key Objectives:
- • To consolidate understanding of football rules and apply knowledge in mini games
- • To demonstrate refined passing, dribbling and moving skills to create attacking opportunities
Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can we work as a team to defend effectively and prevent the opposition from creating scoring opportunities?
Key Objectives:
- • To consolidate and refine defending skills including pressuring, tackling, and marking
- • To understand and apply different defensive tactics including man-to-man marking
Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can we create and execute effective attacking and defending formations to outplay our opponents?
Key Objectives:
- • Create, organise and apply formations when defending and attacking in game situations
- • Learn how to manage teams by selecting players for specific positions based on skills and attributes
Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can we create and apply tactical formations to win football matches like professional teams?
Key Objectives:
- • To create, organise and apply formations when attacking and defending in game situations
- • To understand team management skills including player selection and tactical decisions
Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can we apply all our football skills in a competitive tournament to demonstrate tactical understanding and leadership?
Key Objectives:
- • To apply refined passing, dribbling and moving skills in competitive game situations
- • To demonstrate tactical understanding in both attacking and defending phases