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Equipment:
-- 1 Soccer ball per group
-- Music

Skills:
-- Kicking of the ball
-- Control of the ball

Objective:
-- Dribble the soccer ball with the feet
-- Understand the importance of participation

Introductory Activity:
-- Have students move to music. Periodically change the activity from running, jogging, marching, hopping, skipping, sliding, grapevineing, etc.
-- Do this for about 5-10 minutes to get the heart rate up.

Activity:
-- The players are spaced around in a circle. Can do this in two groups if class is too large.
-- Place two players in the center of the circle.
-- The object of the game is to keep the players in the center of the circle from touching the ball as the ball s passed back and forth just as in soccer.
-- If the center players touch the ball, the person who kicked it then goes to the center and the center player comes out.
-- If a circle person commits and error, like missing the kick, the person responsible for the error replaces a center person.
-- No player may hold the ball more than 3 seconds.

Assessment:
-- Watch to ensure all players are getting a fair chance to pass the ball around. If group is too large, break into smaller groups.

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