ASSESSMENT RUBRIC

Objective: Dribble with the top of your laces

Soccer Unit | Level 10

TECHNIQUE
Today we are going to learn how to dribble with the top of our laces.

IMPORTANCE
Dribbling with the top of your laces is important because it improves your foot-eye coordination and prepares you for the proper shooting technique.

VOCABULARY
Ankle: the joint connecting the foot with the leg.
Top of laces: part of the shoe that is on top of the foot.

When dribbling with top of your laces, it is important to:

PRACTICE

1. Line up on the baseline shoulder-to-shoulder. Put your ball on the ground in the control position. When I say, “GO!” dribble with the top of your laces to the midline and back. When you get back to the baseline, put your ball in the control position.
2. Repeat as many times as necessary.

STORYLINE
Today we are playing Moving Towers. In this game, you are construction workers trying to build the tallest tower. Your goal is to dribble with the top of your laces, collect the necessary supplies and build the tower at the other end of the field. 

INSTRUCTIONS

• I will divide the class into two teams.
• Before the game begins, you must line up single file with your ball behind your team’s dot.When I say, “GO!” dribble forward and collect one short cone and one tall cone from the hula-hoops.
• When you reach the last hula-hoop, construct your tower by putting the short cone on top of the tall cone.
• As soon as a teammate has reached the last hula-hoop, the next teammate may go.
• We will begin a new game once everyone has constructed a tower.

TEACHING TIPS

• Approach:
  • To increase participation and limit wait time, put the hula-hoops closer together.
  • Remind students they should be dribbling and not kicking the ball far forward. Students should not be more than two feet away from their ball.
• ELL Accommodation: 
  • Post labeled pictures of skills and game play.
  • Partner with proficient English speakers for directions/modeling and reflections.
• SpEd Accommodation: 
  • Set individual goals for physical or behavioral modifications. 
  • Allow students to demonstrate skill one-on-one with teacher.
  • Allow students extra time to master the skill.
• Reflection: 
  • The ball should be close to your body while dribbling the ball. True or False?
  • What was most difficult about dribbling the ball today?

STORYLINE
Today we are playing Sharks in the Water. In this game, your goal is to dribble with the top of your laces from one side of the field to the next, without letting the shark kick your ball out-of-bounds.   

INSTRUCTIONS

• I will start off as the shark.
• Before the game begins, you must line up on the baseline with your soccer ball.
• When I say, “GO!” dribble forward, with the top of your laces, to the end line.
• If your ball does not get kicked out-of-bounds by the shark, you are safe.
• If your ball does get kicked out-of-bounds by the shark, you become seaweed the next round.
• Seaweed can only pivot and must have one foot remaining still at all times. 
• We will begin a new round when there is one minnow remaining.

TEACHING TIPS

• Approach:
  • Remind students the farther away they are from their ball the more chance it will be kicked out of bounds by a shark.  
• ELL Accommodation: 
  • Post labeled pictures of skills and game play.
  • Partner with proficient English speakers for directions/modeling and reflections.
• SpEd Accommodation: 
  • Set individual goals for physical or behavioral modifications. 
  • Allow students to demonstrate skill one-on-one with teacher.
  • Allow students extra time to master the skill.
• Reflection: 
  • The ball should be close to your body while dribbling the ball. True or False?
  • What was most difficult about dribbling the ball today?

STORYLINE
Today we are playing Breakaway II. Your goal is to dribble with the top of your laces to the other side of the field to reach the traffic light. 

INSTRUCTIONS

• Before the game begins, you must line up on the baseline with your soccer ball.
• When I say, “Green light!” dribble forward with the top of your laces.
• When I say, “Red light!” stop dribbling with the bottom of your foot. If you do not stop immediately you must go back to the baseline and start over.

TEACHING TIPS

• Approach:
  • Remind students that this is not necessarily a race.  It is important to go at a pace that is personally challenging, but allows you the ability to stop quickly.
  • Remind students they should be dribbling and not kicking the ball far forward. Students should not be more than two feet away from their ball.
• Safety:
  • Have students put their arms out to the sides (like an airplane) to help them balance better when stopping the ball.
• ELL Accommodation: 
  • Post labeled pictures of skills and game play.
  • Partner with proficient English speakers for directions/modeling and reflections.
• SpEd Accommodation: 
  • Set individual goals for physical or behavioral modifications. 
  • Allow students to demonstrate skill one-on-one with teacher.
  • Allow students extra time to master the skill.
• Reflection: 
  • The ball should be close to your body while dribbling the ball.
  • True or False?
  • What was most difficult about dribbling the ball today?