Managerial Routines

1) Equipment

• One soccer ball per student or one ball per group for some activities.
• Cones to mark playing area.
• Cones for soccer goals.
• Pinnies for team games.

2) Procedures

• Meet in the centre circle in the middle of the gym until everyone is changed and ready to play.
• Give a brief overview of what will be happening in the days class.
• Assign two individuals to take soccer equipment outside, along with the rest of the class.

3) Groupings

• Allow students to partner up for some activities.
• Number the students and make sure instructions are clear to who is in what group and where each group goes (assign grids).
• Make sure members of the groups change as well as individual grid positions so students get to play with different people and in different spaces.
• If there are odd numbers, make sure the same person isn't always left out.

4) Classroom rules

• Come to class on time in appropriate gym strip.
• Students without strip go to resource room to do lines and work.
• Children are required to go to the washroom while getting changed.
• Students must raise hand to talk or ask a question.
• Teacher will not give instructions until students are quiet and listening.
• Students not listening or off-task do 5 push-ups/ jumping jacks.
• Students must work cooperatively and treat each other with respect.
• All equipment must be returned and accounted for before dismissal.
• If not participating in class, a note must be supplied, if no note is supplied, student must observe the class and write out everything that is done in class, and hand it in to the teacher at the end of class.