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Kindergarten:

• perform the instep kick with correct form and accuracy to a partner. (contact the soccer ball with the inside part of your foot.)
• trap the ball.

First Grade:

• perform the instep kick with correct form and accuracy to a partner. (contact the soccer ball with the inside part of your foot.)
• trap the ball.
• perform the soccer shot with correct form. (contact the soccer ball with the top of your foot.)

Second Grade:

• perform the instep kick with correct form and accuracy to a partner. (contact the soccer ball with the inside part of your foot.)
• trap the ball.
• perform the soccer shot with correct form. (contact the soccer ball with the top of your foot.)
• play a modified soccer game.

Instep Kick (Drive) Instructions

• Place your “Plant Foot” (the foot that does not kick the ball) right beside the ball.
• Strike the soccerball using the “Laces” of your shoe propelling the ball forward towards your target. Kick “through” the ball.​
• Follow Through

Side Foot Soccer Pass

• Place your “Plant Foot” (the foot that does not kick the ball) right beside the ball.
• Strike the soccer ball using the inside part of your foot. (From the base of your big toe to the beginning of your heel). Keep your striking foot perpendicular to your plant foot throughout the whole kick.
• Follow Through