Soccer


 * **Name of Activity:** **Partner Soccer Dribbling Match** ||

**Purpose of Activity:** To help students learn how to control their soccer dribble and trapping skills. Students will also learn how to play fair by competing against a partner. **Prerequisites:** Students must know the cues for dribbling a soccer ball and must know how to trap a ball with their feet. **Suggested Grade Level:** 3-5 **Materials Needed:** Poly-spots, one soccer ball for each partner set. **__Description of Idea__** Place 15-20 polyspots on the gym floor. Have students find a partner. If there is an odd number, one group of three will work fine. The goal is for one partner to dribble the soccer ball over a spot and trap the ball on the spot with their foot. Each time the ball is trapped on a spot, a point is earned. The other partner tries to prevent points from being earned, so they try to steal the ball and dribble it to a spot themselves. Play the game continuously for a few minutes. Once one partner scores a point, the ball is given to the other partner. Remind the students that it may be difficult to score a point if their partners play good defense and do not let them dribble around them.

**Variations:** Use a hula hoop instead of a spot to make it an easier target. For students in a wheelchair use a hockey stick to dribble the ball.