History of Football

The HISTORY of your SPORT

Create knowledge of the history of the Sport that you are given is: Football

You will need to find the answer to the following questions

• Origins of the games? (3 facts about your researched sport)

The contemporary history of the world’s favourite game spans more than 100 years. It all began 1863 in England, when rugby football and associated football branched off on their different courses and the Football Association in England was formed.

• What are the main rules?
• The purpose of the game is to move the ball towards, and ultimately into, the opposition’s end zone. This is achieved by either running with the ball until tackled, or throwing the ball downfield to a team-mate.
• What equipment is needed?
• Soccer Ball
• Goal posts
• Field markings (optional)
• Friends - Team
• Where is it played? Eg field
• Football Field
• Indoor - Gym
• How will you modified the game to make it manageable with the group you have?
• To make it manageable we will only need 5 aside or only 5 people playing then we can switch over
• We will need a Goal posts or such as marking with cones to show where each group will need to score
• For now since we will be teaching the class how to play it’s best not to put them in position but let them run around freely and enjoy football so that we don’t have to make it difficult for them
• We will need bibs for each team
• What safety rules do others need to be aware of?
• Make sure you have the right gear before going onto the field or playing
• That you know the rules to the game
• Someone may hit or kick the ball hard so be aware



Anything else you and your team need to be aware of?
Not that we are aware of.