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Middle primary lesson plansAppendix 1

Task checklist

Introduction prepared detailingkey points.

Focus questions prepared

Football Committee introduced tothe class group.

Equipment is available

- Footballs

x15

- Markers

x20

- Whistle

x1

Ratio of 1 ball between 2 students 1:2

Content

Introduce Sport EducationModel to the Students.

General Knowledge

Election of the FootballCommittee

Practical Introduction to skills

Activities

Points to be covered by the teacher. • Student-centred approach.• Football committee selection.• Teams.• Student roles.• Competition format.• Skill development.• Assessment procedure.

Focus questions. Samples:1. Name some of the AFL teams.2. Which team won the AFL Grand Final last year?3. Name an AFL player.4. How many points is a goal worth?

• Explain the roles of the football committee to the group. 1. Determine the team selection policy, team sizes, competition

format and assist with disputes.2. Organise the presentation day.3. Coordinate the nomination of awards and recognition of

achievement.4. Assist others in their team roles.5. Work closely with the teacher to ensure that the season is

successful for all.

• Announce the football committee members. (Number to be determined by the teacher).

• Conducted by development manager and/or teacher.

• Warm-up: Rucks and roversStudents form line in middle of playing field. Coach calls RRR-Rucks or RRR-Rovers. Students move to pre-determined side,leaping, running, jumping, skipping, log rolling, etc.

• Activity 1: KickingOne student stands and kicks ball to partner.Partner retrieves ball. Repeat. Try using one stepand kick, then three steps and kick. Changeroles. Kick ball off ground, then off cones.

• Activity 2: HandballingPairs stand three metres apart and handball backand forth. Emphasis on hitting ball off platformhand and following through in direction of target.Use handball targets.

• Skill Game: Empty the circleMark out a circle about five metres in diameter containing 10 to 20footballs. Four students are inside the circle, the remaining areoutside. Players inside circle must pick up balls and kick them outas fast as possible. Players outside the circle attempt to retrievethe balls (as quickly as possible and return them to the circle). The game finishes when all balls are out of the circle at one time.Change players inside the circle after end of game.

Task checklist

Introduction prepared detailing key points.

Focus questions/answers prepared.

Football committee introduced tothe class group.

Equipment is available.

Footballs

x15

Markers

x20

Whistle

x1

Ratio of 1 ball between 2 students 1:2

Content

Introduce AFL SportEducation model to the students.

General knowledge

Election of the footballcommittee

Practical introduction to skill

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Middle primary Lesson 2 preparation

Activities

• Organise meeting with the football committee to select teams.• Teams must be matched on ability and a balance of the following:1. Size and strength.2. Male/female (if co-ed).3. Personalities.4. Friendships.5. Regular absentees/injured students.6. Interests/preferences.7. Leaders and followers.

• Photocopy role descriptions and disseminate to students prior tothe next lesson.

• Photocopy Aussie Footballer skill-testing activities to beconducted in lesson 3 and distribute to students to providepractice opportunities.

• Ensure all equipment for the next lesson is available.

Task checklist

Meeting conducted, teams selected.

Role descriptions disseminated.Pages 32-34.

Skill – testing activities photocopiedand distributed to students.Appendix 5, pages 179-186.

Equipment is available

Footballs Whistle

x15

Markers

x20

Content

Preparation

Teacher’s notes

x1



Middle Primary Lesson 2

Activities

• Announce teams.• Students separate into teams.• Students to select team names (affiliation with AFL clubs).• Students to develop a team song prior to their first game.• (Students may wish to adopt their AFL team’s song).

• Discuss role descriptions, which were distributed prior to the lesson.

• Teams to select students for the following roles.1. Coach.2. Captain.3. Team manager.4. Umpires (field, goal).5. Statisticians.6. Publicity officer. 7. Football committee members to be allocated to each team.

• Not all roles need to be allocated at this point; further duties can beincluded at a later stage of the season.

• Warm-up: Here, There and Everywhere.Coach designates cones as ‘THERE’, inside the playing area as‘EVERYWHERE’, and themselves as ’HERE’. Coach blows whistleand calls out destination to which students must quickly run.

Skills.• Activity 1:

First student runs out and chest marks a football thrown by astudent coach, bounces ball, handballs back to coach and returnsto line. Repeat.

Activity 2: First child runs to cone, picks up ball one handed,bounces, places ball at next cone, does commando roll, gets tofeet, continues around last cone, picks up ball and replaces at firstcone. Next student repeats.

• Skill game: Out and BackTeams of five students stand five metres from a cone. First studentsteps and kicks the ball past the cone, runs to retrieve ball,bounces twice on the way back and then gives to next in line.Repeat.

Task checklist

Facilitate team affiliation. (Name selection)

Facilitate and manage role allocations.


Footballs

x15

Markers

x20

Whistle

x1

Content

Team selection

Role allocation

Skill development



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Activities

• Photocopy code of behaviour template to disseminate to students.

• Meet with football committee to draft the draw.

• Photocopy draw and rules for dissemination to students.

• Photocopy skill testing assessment sheets.


Task checklist

Code of behaviour template photocopied.Section 9, pages 84-87.

Draw completed.

Draw and rules photocopied.Pages 18 and 49-55.

Skill testing assessment sheetsphotocopied. Appendix 5, pages179-186.


Footballs Whistle

x15

Markers Portable goals

x20

White board & marker

x1

Content

Preparation

Teacher’s notes

x1

x1



Middle primary Lesson 3

Activities

• Formulate codes of behaviour through group discussion and focus questions.

Examples:1. What is fair play?2. What are the signs of sporting fair play?3. How can we ensure ‘participation for all’?

• Teacher to write discussion points on whiteboard to formulate final draft.

• Children complete code of behaviour template and sign-off.

• Students are divided into five equal groups, one group for eachtesting component.

• Nominate a football committee member to supervise each group.

• Teacher to explain assessment outlining the importance ofaccuracy when testing.

• Students within each group work with and test a partner.

• Students rotate to next station once each activity is completed.

1. Dribble the ball along the ground using hands in a zigzag fashionbetween marker over 10 metres.

2. Run fast for 10 metres and pick up a stationary football with twohands on both sides of the body

3. Handball a football to a partner.4. Mark on the chest a football tossed from three metres.5. Punt kick a ball from five metres with preferred foot through a goal.

• Announce and distribute copies of the draw and match rules to students.

• Discuss how a draw is arranged with two teams participating and aduty team.

Task checklist

Code of behaviour formulated.

Children have taken ownership by signing their code of behaviour contract.

Set up five stations for skill testing.

Football committee membernominated to oversee each station.

Students provided with anassessment sheet to test their partner.

Assessment forms completed andreturned so certificates can becompleted.

Draw and match rules distributedto students.

AFL Auskick rules flow-chart.(Pages 49-53)

Content

Codes of behaviour

(Workshop)

Skill testingAussie Footballer award

Draw and match rules



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Activities

• Photocopy diagram detailing playing field dimensions andpositions for dissemination to students.

• Ensure all equipment is available for the next lesson.

• Photocopy and distribute to duty team and team managers prior tothe next lesson all recording and administration forms.

1. Team sheets – team manager.2. Statistic sheet – statisticians.3. Match report – publicity officer.

Task checklist

Playing field diagram photocopied.Page 42.

Team, statistics and match reportsheets photocopied anddistributed to students. Pages 78-80.


Footballs Bibs

x15

Markers Goal Flags

x20

Whistles

x2

Content

Preparation

Teacher’s notes

x2 Sets

x2 Sets




Activities

• Distribute diagram detailing playing field dimensions and positionsto students.

• Practical demonstration on how to set up the playing field.

• Discuss and demonstrate match rules that were provided in theprevious lesson.

• Focus questions on how the rules differ from the adult game.1. What changes have been made to the ground?2. What rules have been put in place to ensure everyone

can participate?3. How has the adult game been modified to make it safer for us to play?

• Conducted by the teacher/development manager with assistancefrom team coaches.

• Evasion game: In pairs, first child runs football around cones withsecond child chasing two metres behind. First child tries to get backto the group without getting tagged by second child.

• Conducted by the teacher/development manager with assistancefrom team coaches.

• Activity 1: Student jogs to meet footballrolled by student coach. Using twohands, child picks up ball, throws backto coach and returns to line. Repeat.

• Activity 2: Student stands and kicks ball to studentcoach. Student follows ball. Coach holds the ball highand student leaps off the ground to take high mark.Returns to line giving the ball to next child. Repeat.

• Activity 3: Pairs stand three metres apart andhandball back and forth. Emphasis on hitting balloff platform hand and following through in directionof partner.

• Team 1 v Team 2• Team 3 duty team

• Teacher or AFL development manager to umpire game.

• Coach and captains to address their teams prior to commencementof game. Tips page 56.

• Duty team’s football committee member acts as match manager,assisting and directing students with duties.

• Match manager to collect all administrative forms at the completionof the game.

Content

Playing field

Match rules

Warm-up

Skill development

MatchRound one

Traditions

Coin toss by captains

Shake hands with opponents

Run out behind the captain

Sing team song after the game

Task checklist

Diagram distributed.

Practical demonstration completedwith field set up.

Children have a clearunderstanding of the match rules.

Children understand the generalunderpinning principles of why thegame has been modified.

Equipment is available.Footballs Portable goals

x15 x1Set

Markers Whistle

x20 x 2

Bibs Goal flags

x2 sets x2 sets

Teams provided with bibs.

Duty team in place.Flags provided to goal umpires.

Team and statistics sheetscollected.



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Activities

• Display match report completed by the publicity officer on theschool notice board.

• Organise team captains to deliver a match summary at schoolassembly.

• Photocopy and distribute to duty team and team managers priorto the next lesson all recording and administration forms.

• Contact AFL development manager to arrange for local umpiringrepresentative to conduct umpiring clinic in lesson six.


Task checklist

Match report on school notice board.

Captains at assembly.

Team, statistic and match reportsheets photocopied anddistributed to students.Pages 78-80.

AFL development manager contacted.

Equipment is available.Footballs Bibs

x15

Markers Goal flags

x20

Whistles

x2

Content

Preparation

Teacher’s notes

x2 sets

x2 sets




Activities

• Duty team sets up playing field and prepares for the start of play.

• Conducted by the teacher with assistance from team coaches.

• Dodge and Steal: In an area the size of a basketball court, a numberof footballs are placed behind each baseline. Students are in twoteams, one in each half court. They must try to cross their opponent’s baseline, take a ball and return to their own half without being tagged.


• Activity 1: In pairs, one child leads andmarks football kicked by student coach.Non-marking child stands on mark in on-the-mark position. Kicker then kicks backto coach. Repeat with next pair.

• Activity 2: In pairs, one student throws football uphigh and their partner taps it back to them. Change.


• Teacher to umpire the game.

• Coach and captain address teams before play.



Content

Playing field

Warm-up

Skill development

MatchRound two

Traditions





Task checklist

Equipment available for students.

Playing field ready for play.

Equipment is available.Footballs

x15

Markers

x20

Bibs

x2 sets

Portable goals

x1 set

Whistles

x2

Goal flags

x2 sets


Duty team in position.

Flags provided to the goal umpire.

Team and statistics sheets collected.



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Activities

• Display match report on the school notice board.

• Organise team captains to deliver a match summary at school assembly.

• Contact umpiring representative to ascertain what resources arerequired for the lesson.

• Photocopy umpiring signals for dissemination to students

• Organise equipment/resources required by the umpiringrepresentative.

Task checklist

Match report on school notice board.Captains at assembly.

Local umpiring representative contacted.

Umpiring signals photocopied.Section 7, pages 69-74.

Equipment available to conductthe umpiring clinic.Footballs Portable goals

x15

Markers Whistles

x20

Bibs Goal flags

x2 sets

Content

Preparation

Teacher’s notes

x2 sets

x25

x6 sets




Activities

• Focus questions to highlight the various roles umpires play.

• Samples:1. How many umpires officiate in an AFL game?2. What is the role of the field umpire?3. What attributes do you think an umpire requires?

• Introduce local umpiring representative to explain the session format.

• Distribute umpiring signals to students.

• Clinic to cover the following key areas:1. Signals. 2. Effective communication.

• Students are divided into four groups; one group for each drill, andwork with a partner in their group.

Game preparation – umpiring• Activity 1: Coach sits students down and demonstrates umpiring

signals. Select four most common signals and then:• Activity 2: In pairs, one student calls out the infringement, the other

student performs the correct signal. Repeat.• Activity 3: In threes, have two students perform an infringement

and the third student needs to call and perform the correct umpiring signal. Rotate roles.

• Activity 4: Pairs practise and demonstrate whistle blowing with anemphasis on loudness, sharpness and length of whistle.

• Activity 5: While running around a circle, stop on teacher/coachescommand, blow whistle and demonstrate signal as determined by teacher/coach.

• Activity 6: In pairs practise and demonstrate signals and flag wavingused by goal umpires.

• Students rotate to a new drill on the teacher’s command.

• Students are divided into four teams of five or six a side.

• Two games to be played at the same time.

• Students take it in turns to field umpire.

• The teacher and local umpiring representative provide instructionand feedback.

• Use the same rules as normal round matches.

• Local umpiring representative to revise key components followed byquestion and answer time.

Content

Role of the umpire

Practical umpiring clinic

Match practice

Revision & questions

Task checklist

Focus questions/answersprepared.

Umpiring signals distributed tostudents.

Equipment available to conduct theumpiring clinic.Footballs Portable goals

x15 x2 sets

Markers Whistles

x20 x25

Bibs Goal flags

x2 sets x6 sets

Four activity stations set up prior tothe commencement of the lesson.(If there are insufficient whistlesfor each student, whistles willneed to be washed in adisinfectant solution).

Fields set up.

Teams in position.

First field umpires nominated.

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Task checklist


Footballs Portable goals

x15

Markers Whistles

x20

Bibs Goal flags

x2 sets

Team, statistic and match reportsheets photocopied anddistributed to studentsPages 78-80.

Content

Preparation

Teacher’s notes

x1 set

x2

x2 sets




Activities



• Here, There & Everywhere:Coach designates cones as “THERE”, inside the playing area as“EVERYWHERE”, and themselves as “HERE”. Coach blows whistleand calls out destination which students must quickly get to.


• Activity 1: First student runs to ball, picks up, handballs to thestudent coach, runs to cone and returns to the student coach, takeshandball and places on ground five metres in front of group.

• Activity 2: First student starts with football, runs out and throws ballinto the air. This student then leaps and marks before handballing tothe coach who throws ball high. Student marks again, runs aroundcoach and bounces ball back to line. Next student repeats.


• Students to umpire the game interchanging from field to goal eachquarter.




Content

Playing field

Warm-up

Skill development

MatchRound threeTraditions




Sing team song after thegame

Task checklist


Playing field set up.

Equipment is available. Footballs Whistles

x15 x2

Markers Goal flags

x20 x2 sets

Bibs White shirt/bib

x2 sets x1

Portable goal

x1 set



White shirt/bib and whistleprovided to field umpire.

Flags provided to goal umpires.


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• Provide students with the Tacker skill testing activities to beundertaken as part of Lesson 9


Task checklist

Match report on school notice board.Captains at assembly.

Team, statistic and match reportsheets photocopied and distributedto students. Pages 78-80.

Skill test distributed to students.Appendix 5, pages 179-186.


Footballs Whistles

x15

Markers Goal flags

x20


x2 sets

Portable goal

x1 set

Content

Preparation

Teacher’s notes

x2

x1

x2 sets



Activities


• Conducted by the teacher with assistance from the team coach.

• Rucks and Rovers: Students form line in middle of playing field. Coachcalls RRR-Rucks or RRR-Rovers. Students move to pre-determined sideleaping, running jumping, skipping, log rolling, etc.

• Conducted by the teacher with assistance from the team coach.

• Activity 1: In pairs, players run totake mark. Ball-getter bounces ball,handballs to partner and bothcontinue around cone and give ballback to the student coach. Repeat.

• Activity 2: Student runs out from line (a), bounces football twice,steadies and kicks ball to student coach (b), coach throws ball high,student marks (c). Student then bounces ball and kicks (d) back to nextin line.


• Students to umpire the game interchanging from field to goal eachquarter.




Content

Playing field

Warm-up

Skill development

MatchRound fourTraditions




Sing team song after thegame

Task checklist

Equipment available for students.Playing field set up.


Footballs Whistles

x15 x2

Markers Goal flags

x20 x2 sets


x2 sets x1

Portable goal

x1Set









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Activities

• Organise skill testing assessment sheets.



• Ensure equipment is available to conduct the next lesson.

Task checklist

Assessment sheets photocopied.Appendix 5, pages 179-186.




Footballs Tape measure

x25

Markers

x20

Content

Preparation

Teacher’s notes

x1




Activities

• Conducted by teacher with assistance from team coaches.

• Football Scatter: Coach gathers all footballs in a bag. On ‘go’, coachthrows balls and children quickly retrieve and place back into bag.Aim for children is to keep the bag full.

• Students are divided into six equal groups, one for each testingcomponent.

• Nominate a football committee member or coach to supervise eachgroup.

• Teacher to explain assessment outlining the importance of accuracywhen assessing.

• Students within each group work with and test a partner.

• Students rotate to next station once each activity is completed.

1. Run quickly for 40 metres, touching the ball on the ground every 10metres on alternative sides of the body.

2. Run, roll a football down in front and then pick it up again whilst running.

3. Run and jump up to grab with two hands a ball held overhead.

4. Run for 40 metres bouncing a ball every 10 metres.

5. Mark in the hands in front of the body (rather than on the chest) aball tossed from five metres.

6. Kick a drop punt with the preferred foot for seven metres. Kick apunt with the non-preferred football for six metres.

Content

Warm-up

Skill testing

Tacker award

Task checklist

Equipment is available.Footballs

x25

Markers

x20

Tape measure

x1

Six activity stations set up – onefor each skill-testing component.

Football committee member orcoach nominated to oversee each station.

Students provided with anassessment sheet to test their partner.

Assessment forms completed and returned so certificates can be completed.



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Activities

• Photocopy and distribute to duty team and team managersprior to the next lesson all recording and administration forms.


Task checklist



Footballs Whistles

x15

Markers Goal flags

x20


x2 sets

Portable goal

x1 set

Content

Preparation

Teacher’s notes

x2

x2 sets

x1




Activities



• Footy Tricks: Move football in figure of eight in between and aroundlegs. Sit on ground, throw ball high into air, jump up and mark ballwhen standing.


• Activity 1: In pairs, student with footballis approached by partner. Student withball pretends to kick or handball but atthe last moment, draws the ball close totheir body and dodges by pushing hardoff the in-step.

• Activity 2: Team of five at each end. Team A starts with ball, bouncesonce and kicks to lead from Team B player. Team B repeats. Have waiting students backing up player leading for ball.


• Students to umpire the game interchanging from field to goal each quarter.




Content

Playing field

Warm-up

Skill development

MatchRound fiveTraditions





Task checklist


Playing field set up.

Equipment is available. Footballs Whistles

x15 x2

Markers Goal flags

x20 x2 sets


x2 sets x1

Portable goal

x1 set








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Activities


• Organise team captains to deliver a match summary at schoolassembly.


• Letter inviting special guest/s to the Lesson 12 presentation day.

1. Local club/s.2. Invite through your AFL development manager an AFL player.3. School principal.

• Letter inviting parents to the presentation day and requestingthem to bring a plate of refreshments.


Task checklist




Letter drafted and sentInviting special guests.

Letter distributed via students to parents.


Footballs Whistles

x15

Markers Goal flags

x20


x2 sets

Portable goal

x1 set

Content

Preparation

Teacher’s notes

x2

x2 sets

x1



Middle Primary Lesson 11

Activities


• Conducted by the teacher with assistance from the team coaches.

• Quick Hands: In groups of three, form a triangle. Using two footballs,player A catches and handballs the balls in succession back toplayers B and C. Start off slowly then quicken rate. Use left and righthands. Change receiver every three minutes. Count how manyhandballs before a fumble.

• Conducted by the teacher with assistance from the team coaches.

• Activity 1: Position half the group at one cone (a) and the other half ata second cone (b) 20-30 metres apart. Team A kicks and Team B leads,marks, runs on and handballsback to Team A. Players follow direction of ball.


• Students to umpire the game interchanging from field to goal each quarter.




Content

Playing field

Warm-up

Skill Development

MatchRound sixTraditions





Task checklist

Equipment available for students.Playing field set up.

Equipment is available. Footballs

x15

Markers

x20

Bibs

x2 sets

Portable goal

x1 set

Whistles

x2

Goal flags

x2 sets

White shirt/bib

x1





Team and statistics sheets collected.



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• Complete skill certificates to be presented at the presentation day.

• Nominate football committee representative to welcome specialguest and parents at the presentation day.

• Photocopy and distribute to duty team and team managers prior tothe next lesson all recording and administration forms.

• Book and organise the school microphone systems for thepresentation day.

• Organise tables for food and refreshments.

Task checklist



Skill certificates completed.

Student identified and briefedon what is required.

Team, statistic and matchreport sheets photocopied anddistributed to students.Pages 78-80.

Microphone system booked.

Tables organised.

Content

Preparation

Teacher’s Notes

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