Class 7 Physical Education Unit 4, Fundamental Skills of Sports — Football, builds foundational soccer skills—passing, receiving, trapping, dribbling, feinting, air passes, tackling, goalkeeping and 5-a-side match play.
What Class 7 Physical Education Unit 4 Covers
Passing, Receiving, Trapping & Dribbling teaches kicking and receiving the ball with the inside of the foot, passing a rolling ball, step trapping under the sole, close-control dribbling around cones and body feinting to beat defenders.
Accuracy Kicks, Air Passes, Defense & Goalkeeping covers kicking for accuracy, lofted passes in the air, the Pass and Move Relay Drill, defensive interception, front block tackling, goalkeeping stance and a 5-a-side match.
The game and the drills: football is played between two teams of 11, and only the goalkeeper may use the hands. Drills include passing a rolling ball among three players while a defender tries to intercept, dribbling through cones in different patterns against the clock, accuracy kicks towards a marker, and long passes over about 15 m. Circle-time talks cover how to move quickly and how to tell when an opponent is feinting.
Exercises in Unit 4
- Circle Time reflections, warm-up and cool-down drills, and Self/Teacher-Assessment rubrics.
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FAQ
Why do football players use the inside of the foot for short passes?
The inside of the foot offers the largest flat surface area on the boot, giving maximum control and accuracy for short- and medium-range passes and ball reception.
What is ‘feinting’ in football?
Feinting (or a body swerve/dummy) is a deceptive body or foot movement made by an attacker with the ball to trick the defender into shifting one way before dribbling past them in the opposite direction.
How many players are there in a football team?
Eleven, and only the goalkeeper may handle the ball.