Football – Officiating Rules and Regulations – Officials and Their Duties Primary 5 (Basic 5) and Primary 6 (Basic 6) – Physical and Health Education
PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION
FIRST TERM
WEEK 8 (PRIMARY 6)
WEEK 9 (PRIMARY 5)
PRIMARY 6
THEME – GAMES AND SPORTS
PREVIOUS LESSON – Football – History of Football in Nigeria – Football Facilities and Equipment – Dimension of Football Pitch (Primary 5/Primary 6)
TOPIC: Officiating Rules and Regulations
LEARNING AREA
1. Football Rules and Regulations
2. Football Key Officials
3. Application. of Football Rules and Regulations
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, the pupils should have attained the following objectives (cognitive, affective and psychomotor) and be able:
1. list football rules and regulations;
2. mention the key officials of football game;
3. play the game by observing the rules.
ENTRY BEHAVIOR
The pupils can identify and apply some of rules and regulations of soccer game.
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:
Football
Whistle
Course books
Video clips
Stop watch
METHOD OF TEACHING
Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.
Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons.
REFERENCE MATERIALS
Scheme of Work
9 – Year Basic Education Curriculum
Compendium Physical and Health Education for basic 6
Theory of Football Practice
All Relevant Materials
Online Materials
CONTENT OF THE LESSON
LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION
The aim of football is to score more goals than your opponent in a 90 minute playing time frame.
The match is divided into two halves of 45 minutes each. There is 15 minutes rest between the two halves. After 90 minutes of play, extra minutes is added on by the referee (injury time), accordingly.
OFFICIATING RULES AND REGULATIONS
These are some of the major rules and regulations of the game:
1. Offside
A player is in offside position when he is behind the last defender of his opponent.
2. Throw-in
Throw-in comes into the game when the ball is either kicked or travels completely outside the field.
Throw-in means to catch the ball with both the hands behind the head and throw it inside the field.
3. The yellow card rules
The yellow card is issued to the players by the referee when a player disregard the rules of the game or commits a mistake.
The first yellow is called warning and second card is accomplished by red card.
Reason for yellow card are disregarding rules and regulations of the game, playing dangerously, shooting the ball intentionally, wasting time of playing and so on.
4. The red card rules
The red card is given directly depending on the offense or when a player is shown the yellow card twice.
Reasons for red card are kicking intentionally, jumping over player, hitting, charging, pushing, holding or handing the ball incorrectly.
5. Free kick
There are two types of free kicks:
- Direct kick – ball is kick directly into the goal and no need to passed or touched by the teammate.
- Indirect kick – ball must be passed or touched by the teammate who kicks it before scoring a goal.
6. The rules of penalty kick
Penalty is awarded when a player committed a foul in his own penalty box.
All players must stand in line outside the penalty area except the goalkeeper.
The ball is played on penalty spot before the kick.
7. Corner kick
Corner kick is play on the angle 90 degrees arc of the field. It is give when a ball is played, touched or hit over the goal line by a teammate.
8. Goal kick
A goal kick is given when a ball goes over the goal line by the attacking team, not into the goal post. It is played by the goalkeeper or defender.
For the pupil’s note, give them the key points as you discuss the football rules and regulations.
LESSON 2 – OFFICIALS AND THEIR DUTIES
1. REFEREE
The referee is the person empowered to enforce the laws during the game of play.
2. LINESMAN
Linesman are two assistant referees empowered to assist the main referee during game of play.
PRESENTATION
To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:
1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions;
2. Explains the rules and regulations;
3. Explains the roles of officials;
Pupil’s Activities – Listen to the teacher’s explanation.
Pupil’s Activities – Observe the rules and regulations in a game situation; Play football.
4. Supervises pupil’s activities.
Note taking.
CONCLUSION
- To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson – table tennis.
- Next Lesson – Games and Sports – Table Tennis – Rules and Regulations of Table Tennis – Officials of Table Tennis Game (Primary 6)
LESSON EVALUATION
Pupils to attempt all the following questions.
WORK BOOK
List 2 officiating officers in football.
1. _____________________________
2. _____________________________
States 6 rules and regulations in football.
3. _____________________________
4. _____________________________
5. _____________________________
6. _____________________________
7. _____________________________
8. _____________________________
Apply the rules and regulations. 2 marks