Welcoming the class as entering by stating clearly about the lesson objectives which is to identify what factors in soccer will make a team great. We
will get to know about Aussie Socceroo.
As students entering, teachers will check their soccer gears and ask them to prepare for 5 minutes warming up.
The class will warm up in 5 minutes and have a chat about famous soccer players such as David Beckham, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and
Zidane. What makes them super stars? (Hint : free kicks, dribbling, speed, passing)
What is happening in Australia, what skills are our players good at? Which are the best skills of Tim Cahill who is currently playing for Melbourne
City?
EXPLORATION 30 mins
The class will be divided in groups of 4 with mixed abilities ( two good soccer students with other noncompetitive two)
The group will practice 4 skills with balls including passing, shooting, crossing and tackling
For passing, three students standing in small circle passing the ball to each other with 1 or 2 touches, the other will chase the ball. Teacher needs to
clearly explain the rules.
For shooting, each kid will be given one ball to face the goal and practice shooting in different angles (right, central, left) from about 7meter distance.
In group, students will discuss how to approach shooting in different situations as they are carrying on. (Hint : left-footed vs right-footed)
For dribbling, 4 cones will be line up in a row. A student needs to control the ball running through in zig-zig way. Teacher should demonstrate at least
3 times before students understand what to do.
For tackling, teacher must take safety seriously to avoid any injury. Students practice with balls only first and teacher must do demonstration and
EXPLANATION 20 mins
Teacher starts class discussion and explanation by calling students to express their ideas about soccer techniques.
Teacher facilitates and solicits students going through high thinking order questions such as
What are the links between technical skills and performance during the match?
What are the links between skills and positions? (Hint : forward, midfield and defensive)
Which special positions has not mentioned so far? (Hint : header skills, goalies and saving skills)
How can we evaluate the judgement so we can compare one player and others? (Hint : we need data collection during performance or playback
videos and data representation in comparable forms such as percentage)
Identify what data source in A-league can we have? (Hint : students have access to the Internet in order to search about it, the recommended
website is http://www.a-league.com.au/stats-centre)
ELABORATION 30 mins
Teacher states clearly about what students need to do in this session as following.
Students will download and install thing counter app on their Android phones. Alternative app on iPhone is Tally Counters. Otherwise, students
without access to phones can work with others.
Teacher hands out user guide (see attachments) and explain about what students will do next. The class will watch the highlight of A-league grand
final 2012 between Brisbane Roars vs Perth Glory Students can choose either side to do the investigation however number of students on each
side should be equal for each side, each student will enter their aspects regarding to defense and attack aspects into the app and keep track of it
during the video.
Aspects are
o Successfully / Unsuccessfully passing
o Tackle / Clean tackle / Clearance / Fouls / Yellow card / Red card
o Shooting attempted / Shooting on target / Score
o Free kicks / Corner kicks / Penalty
o Header / Goal saving
o Touching / Possession Time (can be counted or timed with a timer)
How some data information such as passing accuracy can be calculated from the data collected? ( Hint : Accuracy = Successful passes/total passes)
What judgement can you withdraw about Brisbane Roars win? What does the statistic illustrate? What about fair play and sportsmanship when
Brisbane Roars was given a penalty shoot arguably. Should technology be applied in soccer match?
EVALUATION
The class will be divided into four teams. Each two teams will play against each other for 5 minutes, other students will investigate the performance of
two playing team. Then they swap for another 5 minutes.
Students must have pen and paper to show notes, calculation and verification with other teammates.
Students then give feedbacks to the team they monitor in front of the class in positive manners and language.
Features like sound, vibration, voice and display can be turn on/off
It makes the app funny when doing a survey