Chapter 1: Me and the ball

In this chapter you touch a ball for the first time, find out what the game is even for, learn the basic rules, and learn to control the ball: running with it, changing direction and pace, getting past an opponent, and finding open space.

Cards

• Feel like a footballer
• Why do we play football?
• What are the rules for?
• Running with the ball
• Changing direction
• Speeding up and slowing down
• Dribbling past an opponent
• Looking for open space
• Stopping the ball