JUST FOR KICKS

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JUST FOR KICKS

• Developmental Soccer Program
• for Individuals with Disabilities
• Thomas E. Moran E. Nicole Moran
• University of Virginia Keister Elementary

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Learning an Open Skill

• Why are open skills difficult for children?
• Changing environmental factors
• More than one variable
• Moving targets
• Speed of practice and decision making

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Teaching Isolated Skill

• Emphasizes repetition on one particular skill
• Closed Environment no changes to effect
  performance
• Accomplish mastery before they can adapt to game
  situation

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Stations

• Focus on mastery of a skill repetition
• Teach proper technique/mechanics
• Isolating the learning of a skill
• Task Analyze Skill
• Make an OPEN skill into a CLOSED skill

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Before After
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Cooperative Games Activities

• Emphasizes cooperative play
• Team Concept
• Soccer based and non-soccer based activities
• Individual NO goal
• Partner/Team Goal

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Short-Sided Activities

• Applying isolated skill to changing (open)
  environment
• Progression to Authentic Setting
• Increase repetition of skill at appropriate time
  and setting

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Individualized Training

• Tailor instruction to students goals/needs
• Modify for Success
• Individual goals can be achieved
• Program goals can also be met

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Visual Target

• Provide Better Focal Point
• Immediate Feedback
• Stays on Task
• Engages students in activity
• Increase motivation
• Provides PURPOSE!

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Structure Environment

• Reduce distractions
• Larger Targets increase success
• Immediate Feedback
• Limited Time wasted chasing the ball
• MAXIMIZE active learning time

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Developmentally Appropriate

• Age appropriate
• Individualized challenges
• Maximizes ABILITY not DISABILITY
• Everyone is achieving the same goal

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WERE READY!!!

• Continuous practice give them the tools
• BALL TO USE AT HOME
• REPETITIONS
• Skills Knowledge to participate in summer
  recreation programs