Team Strategy & Coordination
•Year 6
•Football
•Distributed around practice areas, extras available at equipment station
Alternative: Size 3 or 4 footballs depending on student size
Used for marking drill areas, goals, and boundaries
Alternative: Markers, bibs, or chalk lines
Various sizes to accommodate different skill levels
Alternative: Pop-up goals, cone goals, or wall targets
Two different colours for attacking/defending teams
Alternative: Different coloured tops
For timing drill rotations and game periods
Alternative: Phone timer or watch
When the player with the ball stops and allows their partner to run onto it while they fall behind
When the player without the ball leaves their current partner and joins behind another player
Partners face each other 5 yards apart, rolling ball between them and throwing back repeatedly
Space, Task, Equipment, People - a method for modifying activities to increase or decrease difficulty
Two players working together to advance the ball and create scoring opportunities
Modifying practice activities to suit different skill levels or objectives
Understanding where pupils are coming from and where they're going
Technical vocabulary development, clear communication during teaching, following and giving instructions accurately
Counting passes in sequence, measuring distances for drill setup, calculating angles for passing, timing activities and rotations
Understanding forces in passing and movement, analysing biomechanics of coordinated movement, heart rate changes during activity
Cooperation and teamwork, leadership skills through teaching others, resilience when learning new skills, respect for different abilities
Central position during demonstrations, mobile during group work to support and encourage
Partner coordination, technical accuracy, understanding of STEP principles, safety awareness
When pairs lose coordination, when drills become unsafe, when groups struggle with STEP adaptation
Use two confident students to demonstrate pair techniques, show common mistakes and corrections, emphasise timing and communication
Minimum 40m x 30m for full lesson, additional space for multiple drill stations
Level grass or artificial surface, free from holes, debris, or wet patches
Stop all activity immediately, assess injury, provide appropriate first aid, contact emergency services if required
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