Soccer passing drills are practiced to and within a small ring of players in this “Circle Soccer” idea

Title – Circle Soccer
By – Mary Starkweather
Primary Subject – Health / Physical Education
Grade Level – 3rd

Objective:

• Development of elementary ball skills
• Developing team work strategies

Equipment:

• one ball per group of five
• four cones

Activity:

1. Students get in groups of five using a 1-2-3-4-5 count off.
2. Students form a small circle and try to do the following to everyone in the circle in a counter-clockwise order:
   • pass a ball
   • toss a ball
   • kick a ball
3. They perform all three of the above activities in the following manner:
   • Do all three in the clockwise order
   • Do all three while running in place
   • Do all three while moving in a circle
   • Do all three while moving across the room
4. If all skills are accomplished, then two teams can attempt to score a goal through cones while still passing in a circle!

Variation:

Another variation is for the teams to hold a hoop while doing all drills.

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