1. Soccer: Dribbling
Lesson Content: 3rd
4th
& 5th
Grade
Virginia SOLs: 3.1/4.1/5.1 Skilled Movement and 3.2/4.2/5.2 Movement Concepts
Student Objective(s): At the end of this lesson, students will have learned (1) to dribble a
soccer ball using both feet and different parts of the foot, (2) different moves related to
dribbling a soccer ball.
Material and Equipment Needed: 25 soccer balls, cones, jerseys, equipment for obstacles.
Lesson Tasks/Activities: Cues/Questions Space
1. Preview/Initial Activity/Warm-Up: Walk the track.
Students walk track until music begins
General space
2. Fitness Activity: Jogging: Students will jog for 2
minutes and may choose the slow track or fast track.
Perform wall stretches until signal is given.
Students will choose a different fitness activity
related to the fitness gram assessment (curl ups,
push-ups, jump rope, etc).
General Space
3. Lesson Activities: Skill/Lead-Up Game Activities:
Dribbling skills to lead up to soccer:
o Use different parts of foot: inside, outside, shoe
laces, bottom.
o Small touches to keep ball close
o Big touches in open space
o Moves to get away from defenders
Ball is an egg
Sell it!
Use gas pedal
Head up
Arms out
Homebase
Task 1: When I say go (WISG)…begin dribbling soccer
ball throughout space using favorite foot and inside of
foot
How many touches can you get?
“Ball is an egg”
“Use gas pedal
Keep it close
Head up
Arms out
General Space
Task 2: WISG…dribble soccer ball with the other foot
using just the inside of the foot
How many touches can you get?
“Ball is an egg”
“Use gas pedal
Keep it close
Head up
Arms out
General Space

2. Task 3: WISG… begin dribbling with the outside of your
favorite foot throughout space
How many touches can you get?
“Ball is an egg”
“Use gas pedal
Keep it close
“Turn big toe
in”
Head up
Arms out
General Space
Task 4: WISG…dribble with the outside of your other
foot throughout space
How many touches can you get?
“Ball is an egg”
“Use gas pedal
Keep it close
“Turn big toe
in”
Head up
Arms out
General Space
Task 5: WISG…begin dribbling with both feet using both
inside and outside of the foot
How many touches can you get?
“Ball is an egg”
“Use gas pedal
Keep it close
“Turn big toe
in”
Head up
Arms out
General Space
Task 6: WISG…dribble through as many gates using the
inside of your foot in 1 minute.
Can you beat your score?
Keep it close
Gas pedal
Sell it
Head up
Arms out
General Space
Task 7: WISG…dribble through as many gates using the
outside of your foot in 1 minute.
Can you beat your score?
“Ball is an egg”
“Use gas pedal
Keep it close
“Turn big toe
in”
Head up
Arms out
General Space
Task 8: WISG…dribble through as many gates using any
part of your foot in 1 minute.
Can you beat your score?
“Ball is an egg”
“Use gas pedal
Keep it close
“Turn big toe
in”
Head up
Arms out
General Space
4. Game Play/Sport Activities: WISG…we will play follow
the master. You will follow a partner as they travel
Keep it close
Gas pedal
General Space

3. through the gates.
Can you lose your partner?
Instructional/Visual Aids- Using the IPAD video
camera, record your partner dribbling for 1 minute
through the gates. As a coach, offer any advice to
dribble through more gates,
Sell it
Ball is an egg
Head up
Arms out
5. Review/Preview Closure/Assessment: WISG…return
jersey and meet in the middle to bottom stretch.
What made it
hard getting
through the
gates?
What ways
could you lose
your partner?
Homebase