PE Soccer Stations by Teach Simple

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What's inside this resource

Twenty soccer-themed "Kick Around" stations guide students through skills such as dribbling, juggling, passing, shooting, heading, punting, and goalkeeping, each described in the guide as an illustrated station card with a short instructional challenge. A 28-page instructional guide explains how to set up 5 to 10 stations at a time, rotate students every two to six minutes, and adapt the activity for small spaces, larger groups, or limited equipment, along with safety reminders about avoiding contact during passing and running drills. Twenty-seven additional station-card image files accompany the guide for printing and laminating. The guide states the stations were designed for students from second grade through eighth grade in a physical education setting. PE teachers rotating through different sport units can pair this with the PE basketball stations, which use the same 20-station rotation format for dribbling, passing, and shooting drills with grades 2 through 8.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Practice soccer manipulative skills including dribbling, passing, shooting, and goalkeeping
Rotate through multiple skill stations while following safety guidelines for group play

Teaching tips

Photocopy and laminate the station cards before setting them up around the play area, as the guide recommends
Place 5 to 10 stations at a time based on available space, and rotate students every two to six minutes
Use softer balls for younger students at the more physical stations
Play music during stations, as the guide suggests, to keep the rotation energetic

Skills covered

Dribbling control — students dribble a soccer ball around cones, through obstacles, and along polyspot pathways in stations such as Zig-Zag Dribble and Obstacle Dribble.
Passing and trapping — students perform partner and wall passes, practicing proper kicking and trapping form in stations like Wall Pass and Trap and Partner Passing.
Shooting and goalkeeping — students take shots on a goal or goalie and practice defending in stations such as Shoot on the Keeper and 2 vs 1 and a Goalie.
Fitness and juggling — students perform ball-based fitness challenges and foot/knee juggling sequences at the Soccer Fitness and Soccer Juggling stations.

Good to know

Questions teachers ask about this resource

How does the guide recommend rotating students through the twenty stations?

Stations are given a number order and students rotate every 2 to 6 minutes depending on the number of stations used and the time available for the lesson.

What modification does the guide suggest for younger students at the more physical stations?

It recommends using softer "Nerf-type" soccer balls for younger students, alongside general encouragement to modify any station to fit the class's equipment or space.

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

soccer skills
station rotation
physical education

Topics

physical education soccer sports stations

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