Kick

Introduction: Year 2 Mastery: Year 4
 * __Kick __**
 * = **Check** ||||||||= **Preparation** ||= **Propulsion** ||= **Follow Through** ||
 * Does it look right? || 1. Eyes focused on the ball throughout the kick. || 2. Forward and sideward swing of arm opposite kicking leg. || 3. Nonkicking foot placed beside the ball. || 4. Bend knee of kicking leg at least 90 degrees during the backswing. || 5. Contact ball with top of the foot (a "shoelace" kick) . || 6. Kicking leg follows through high towards the target area. ||

Introductory Focus Components **Equipment ** - Large, soft ball. **Observation position **- To the kicking leg side. **Instruction **- "Run up to the ball and kick it as far as you can 

__**Activities** __

 Player 2 shoots at goal, then follows ball.  Player 3 collects ball and dribbles or runs with ball to point 1.  Start again. ||  Keep score of how many goals your team scores.  See which team can get around the triangle fastest - timed, or races.  Increase distance between markers. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">The goal-den triangle **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Equipment || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">1 ball, 1 set of goals, 3 markers per group ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Location || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Grassed area ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Organisation || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Set up a triangle of markers 10-25m apart (Depending on age and ability of class). 1 marker in goals. Class divided into groups of Three. One at each point of the triangle. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Instructions || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Player 1 kicks ball across to triangle to player 2, who catches it (Or controls with soccer skills). Player 1 follows ball.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Variation || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Vary types of kicking: soccer kick, punt kick, basketball pass.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Teaching point || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Concentrate on accuracy not power. Kicking the ball along the ground makes it easier for the next person to catch or control the ball. ||


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Find the Player **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Equipment || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">One ball per group ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Location || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Flat ground near a wall ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Organisation || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Groups of three ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Instructions || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Student 1 kicks the ball against the wall, student 2 moves in, traps the ball and kicks it against the wall and student three does the same. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Variation || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Use only non dominant foot, alternate feet. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Teaching point || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Body behind the ball to trap. ||

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">The ball must stop at the hole, not just hit it. The ball must be correctly weighted, as well as being accurate. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Have students work in pairs. One runs to the hole, or as far as they think the other student will kick the ball. They control the ball and run to the next hole. The student kicking the ball then runs to the ball and kicks to the student or the hole. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Can also be used for throwing. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Soccer Golf **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Equipment || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">One ball per person, witches hats or other objects to use as markers. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Organisation || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Set up a golf course, using witches hats or playground objects as holes. Decide on what is a suitable number of kicks for par at each hole. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Description || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Players see how few kicks they can have in order to hit the "holes". Who ever uses the least wins. After kicking their ball, they run to where it lands to take the next kick. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Variations || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Introduce a time element, who ever can get through the course in the least amount of time wins. Or the least amount of time and least kicks. Can be used as a warm up.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Teaching Points || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Correct technique, accuracy. Awareness of other students. ||


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Mine Field **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Equipment || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">6 hoops and 3 balls per group. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Space || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Large open area ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Formation || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Hoops randomly spaced within a defined area. Designate a value for each hoop depending on its position. Three students per group. 1 student has all the balls ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Instructions || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Student 1 kicks three balls, in turn aiming to land each in a hoop. Score each turn. students 2 and 3 retrieve the balls, and in turn, have their go. Highest score wins. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Variations || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Kick from ground, kick from hands, use non dominant foot. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Teaching Points || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Weighting on the ball, accuracy. ||