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11 March 2010


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Becks in green and gold

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Secondary activity

Plan it out

Split into two groups in class - one group will be Manchester United and the other group will represent AC Milan.

Your teacher will appoint a person in each group to be the manager and will also tell you what team you are.

Anyone not playing should make notes to write a match report or film the match so that it can be replayed and worked upon.

Work together on a match plan. Come up with five tactics you will use.

After some warm-ups embark on a match against eachother. At half-time make sure you swap in any subs so that everyone has a go at playing.

When the game has ended reveal your tactics to the other side - did they work? Would you use them again? Did they cause any problems?

If you videoed the match watch some of it and see if you can identify the tactics being used - each manager should be able to point them out!

Good luck!

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Find out more

Man Utd FC

www.manutd.com

AC Milan

www.acmilan.com

Champions League

www.uefa.com

Teachers' notes

Secondary lesson objectives

  • to improve the consistency, quality and use of skills in the games played
  • to adapt and develop their skills
  • to apply more specific techniques in the activities undertaken

Secondary curriculum links

PE at key stages 3 and 4    (Year 7/8)
Unit 6: Invasion games: Development
Section 1: Acquiring and developing skills

Glossary

Bench where the substitutes sit during a football/rugby match

Distanced to become less involved with something

Glazers the American family which owns Manchester United

Icon a famous person or thing that people admire and see as a symbol of a particular idea, way of life

Thrashing thoroughly beaten

Underestimate to think or guess that the amount, cost or size of something is smaller than it really is

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