Target Games - Week 4

Stage 1 - Phase two

Equipment

Marker cones
1 ball per pair of students
A variety of targets

Download the Target Games - Week 4 activity card to support teaching before and during the sport session.

FMS focus: Kick

Learning intention

Students are developing proficiency in the kick.

Success criteria.

Eyes focused on the ball throughout the kick.
Forward and sideward swing of arm opposite kicking leg.
Non-kicking foot placed beside the ball.
Bends knee of kicking leg at least 90 degrees during the back-swing.
Contacts ball with top of the foot (a ‘shoelace’ kick) or instep.
Kicking leg follows through high towards target area.

Explicit teaching of the kick

About the skill

The kick is a manipulative striking skill characterised by producing force from the foot to an object. The stationary place kick is the focus of this skill and involves kicking an object which is still. It is basic to kicks used in all football codes. It is also important for foot–eye coordination. The stationary place kick has been chosen as it is the most widely-used kick by primary school children, is the easiest in which to develop proficiency, and is more closely related to lead-up activities and modified games than other kicks.

View 'The Get Skilled Get Active - Kick video' to support the explicit teaching of the leap.

Model the skill:

Review the components of the kick:

- Keep your eyes on the ball.
- Place your foot beside the ball before you kick.
- Step forward and kick.
- Swing the arm opposite to your kicking leg.
- Swing your kicking leg back.
- Follow through.

Guided practice:

Students work in groups of four. They stand in a line and set up markers or beanbags in front of each line. Place soft round balls on the markers or beanbags. This will lift the ball off the ground so that students can get their kicking foot under the ball. Students practice kicking the ball as far as they can, changing feet each time. After all groups have kicked, the teacher gives a signal and the students retrieve the ball then return to their original place. Continue until each student has had several turns.

Independent practice with immediate teacher feedback:

Students work in five groups to rotate around five different stations. Students explore kicking a ball in the different ways listed below:

diagonally around markers
from a marker for distance
off the ground and as far as they can
to hit a target such as a mark on a wall
through a goal made with markers.

Skill development games

FMS focus activity - Circle Chase

Skill focus: Kick

Equipment: Two footballs per group, marker cones.

How to play: Two footballs are passed around a circle from player to player. The aim is for one ball to catch up with the other. Play in groups of 6 to 8.

Form a circle with markers and direct players to stand between each space.
Two players start with a ball and are separated by several players.
Players pass the ball around the circle, trying to overtake the ball in front.
When you call ‘Change!’ players must change the direction of the pass

FMS consolidation activity - Caterpillar run

FMS: Catching and throwing

Equipment: 1-2 balls per group, marker cones

How to play: In small groups players pass a netball in a zigzag pattern to progress the group up the court. Play in groups of 6 to 8.

Form pairs, then groups of 6 to 8 with one ball per group. (Depending on participant numbers the game can also be played in several smaller groups).
Players stand opposite their partner about 1 to 1.5 metres apart.
The ball starts at the beginning of one line.
On your signal, the first player passes the ball to their partner as they move off the line leading for it.
After passing the ball the first player runs to the end of their line.
The player now holding the ball passes it diagonally opposite to the next player leading for it, then they run to the end of their line.
Passing continues until the group has made it to the end of the court (or designated area).
Players can race against the clock or against other groups

Modified small-sided games

It's game time!

Teams play each other in the game outlined below.

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Equipment:

A range of 5–6 targets, set up at different heights over a course (indoor or outdoor)
One ball per player
Objects to create obstacles and barriers, such as towels, gym mats or benches
A numbered flag or card for each ‘hole’

How to play: As in golf, a course with ‘holes’ is established. Players move around the course attempting to reach the target in the least number of kicks or throws.