BLOCK PLAN - Four Lesson Soccer Unit 

The block plan is an outline of a potential progression for the unit.
Links on block plan go to task/game sheets.  The task/game sheets contain teaching points, organization pointers, diagrams and images or video clips.
 

 
Lesson 1 
Tactical Problem
maintaining ball control
Lesson focus: inside-step pass, settling ball, & placement for pass.
Introductory task/game
  • frozen tag (gradual warmup: half b-ball court @ a walk which eventually leads to full b-ball court @ 100%)
Skill/Concept development tasks/games
Culminating Game: 
  • 4 v 4 in a 8m square grid, 1m goals in middle of each side line - no goalies
 

Lesson 2 
Tactical Problem
supporting ball carrier/ creating space in an attack 
Lesson focus:  support and moving to an open space,
                      defending

Introductory task/game


Skill/Concept development tasks/games

Culminating Game: 
  • 3 v 3 in a 6m square grid, 1m goals in middle of each end side line - no goalies
 



Lesson 3 
Tactical Problem
attacking the goal 
Lesson focus: shooting  
Introductory task/game
Skill/Concept development tasks/games
Culminating Game: 
  • 4 v 4 in an 8m square grid, 2m goals in middle of end lines with goalies

Lesson 4 
Tactical Problem
marking and pressuring the ball 
Lesson focus: defense, throw-ins
Introductory task/game
Skill/Concept development tasks/games
Culminating Game: 
  • 4 v 4 in an 10m square grid, 2m goals in middle of end lines with goalies
 
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