Team Strategy & Coordination
Football
•Year 6
•6 Lessons
This unit develops Year 6 students into tactically aware football players who understand the strategic interplay between attack and defence. Moving beyond basic skills, students explore how teams work as cohesive units to create scoring opportunities, deny space, and maintain possession under pressure. The alternating focus between offensive and defensive strategies mirrors real match dynamics, preparing students for competitive play whilst developing leadership, communication and tactical decision-making.
Lessons in This Unit
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can we work as a team to create the best scoring opportunities?
Key Objectives:
- • Play effectively as both an attacker and defender in game situations
- • Pass accurately to set up shooting opportunities for teammates
Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can defenders work together to deny space and force attackers into less dangerous areas?
Key Objectives:
- • Collaborate with a partner to restrict an opponent's space by defending together
- • Apply defensive principles to deny attackers from moving into dangerous space
Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can precision and strategy in penalty situations help teams win crucial matches?
Key Objectives:
- • Apply speed and accuracy to perform penalty kicks with power and precision
- • Work as a team to attack rebounds from penalty situations effectively
Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can two players work together more effectively than one player alone to create and finish scoring opportunities?
Key Objectives:
- • Devise and perform attacking drills that develop pair work and shooting
- • Use the STEP framework to modify and teach skills to others
Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can defenders work together to protect their goal more effectively?
Key Objectives:
- • Work as a defensive pair to cover and support each other
- • Understand and apply the role of the covering defender
Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can mastering close control under pressure help us maintain possession and create scoring opportunities in competitive situations?
Key Objectives:
- • To work cooperatively to implement attacking and defending strategies in tournament format
- • To use close control techniques with feet and thighs to maintain possession under pressure