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We’ve all done it, especially the more experienced teachers out there! We have a set lesson that we have delivered for the last decade which works well and meets the needs of the pupils… but could we make it even better?
Here are 5 fun football drills that could be incorporated easily into your football Scheme of Work.
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PEOffice is teaming up with KeysToReferee to bring you an exclusive Q&A with elite former Premier League referees at 3pm today.
Former head of the PGMOL (refereeing body) Keith Hackett, who also refereed the 1981 FA Cup Final, will be fronting the session.
This week he will be joined by special guests, Roger Dilkes and Mark Halsey. Click here to sign up.
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This football lesson plan will help you coach defending skills at KS4 level.
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When you are experimenting with team formations, playing with a lone striker is an option that can be used in various situations – often as a tactic for increased defensive stability or maybe because a striker gets injured and there are limited substitute options.
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Technology has had such a positive impact on so many parts of our lives, so why shouldn’t we make use of it to enhance our sports teaching experience?
Coaching can be a rewarding but often stressful experience, and if technology can help make your job a little easier then why not go for it?
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Reading time: 2 minutesSport and physical education, although a unique and important subject on its own, can also be used as a vehicle to be able to teach other core subjects. For teaching English, this can be in the form of speaking, listening, reading or writing as part of PE lessons and extracurricular activities. Sport is one of the few very subjects where discussion and team work are used in the majority of, if not all, lessons.
Students in PE lessons should be encouraged to coach each other and offer constructive criticism when they make a mistake as this will improve their confidence in public speaking and develop the way they construct sentences both verbally and in their written English.
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Football is the biggest sport in England, with over 2 million people over the age of 16 playing once a week, and millions of children playing regularly.
This being the case, understanding tactics is an important part of the sport. But how young should coaches start to teach tactics to children? And how important are tactics to children’s development at grassroots level?
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Football in England is the biggest sport for participation, viewership and TV rights. This being the case, many people would assume that football outreach programmes would not be required, however, there are sections of society the figures suggest are not making it to the highest level.
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With over 1.4 million women and girls currently playing football in Britain, it is the country’s most popular female team sport for participation. Since 2013 when a strategy launched by the football league trust, the FA and the Premier League the number of females between 14-25 years old regularly taking part in football has risen by over 20,000.
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The BBC reported on research today carried out by think tank and charity New Philanthropy Capital which suggested that ‘playing cricket can deter your people from joining gangs and committing crime’.
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This introductory football lesson covers the basic core skills necessary to understand the laws of football and to put this knowledge into practice through small sided games.
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The objectives of this lesson plan include learning the different tactics within the game and developing an understanding of the benefits and effects of each formation, both in attack and defence.
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This passing and receiving lesson develops strategies to gain and keep possession of the ball.
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This lesson plan covers defensive strategies, ensuring your pupils’ knowledge and understanding of each formation’s advantages and disadvantages and using this understanding in a full-sided game.
Encourage students to reflect upon their performance, evaluate their strengths and weaknesses and discuss the different defensive strategies in other team sports.
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This lesson plan aims to educate your students about the block tackle, including when it should be used and how it should be performed.
Encourage students to reflect upon their performance, evaluating their strengths and weaknesses and writing down ideas that would enhance their performance.
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