Football 101

12/09/12

Today I taught a basic new skill tothree other pupils; to be able to kick a football into a goal well-enough to beable to score a goal. Considering that sports day will be coming up, it seemedto me like a good idea to give tips to others in a sport they will be involvedin so that they can do well in it. I taught them different type of shots youcan make and what kind of body positions you have to be in to make the balltake the direction you want it to e.g. lean back to kick it high or leanforward to kick it low. I also taught them to use the inside of their foot andtheir laces (front of their foot) and what effects it has on the shot i.e.using the inside of your foot will guarantee more accuracy but less powerwhilst your laces will create a more powerful but less accurate shot. Toimprove on the teaching I think I should have thought through what I was goingto say more thoroughly and explained more clearly since at times I think what Isaid was confusing and hard to understand but I tried to explain throughexample which was a good idea. I also think I should have been better preparedmentally since I wasn’t totally sure on what I wanted to do and I only decidedat the last minute when it was my turn to teach a skill. I let the other pupilshave a try at shooting having in mind what I showed and taught them and then Itried to give them tips that I use so that their shots are more accurate e.g.when you use the inside of your foot aim for the post to the side of the footyou are using (for example, if you are right footed aim for the right-handpost) so that it curls back towards the goal and your shot is on target.