SOCCER LEVEL RED

Knowledge:
1. Name and show understanding of the 11 different positions a player can play during a game. Name the lines on a regulation soccer field.

Character Development:
2. Identify the 5 character traits and their colors. The character traits are caring (red), honesty (blue), respect (yellow), responsibility (green), and faith in God (purple).

Skills:
3. Demonstrate the proper form of passing and trapping using the inside of the foot. The player’s shoulders and hips must be square to the ball with the plant foot parallel to the motion of the ball, while leaning forward and following through. While trapping, the player’s plant foot must be pointing in the direction of the incoming pass, with the plant foot perpendicular to the direction of the pass while leaning over the ball with knees bent. 

4. Demonstrate the proper form for dribbling while exercising ball control and appropriate proximity to the ball. The player must lean over the ball to maintain a low center of gravity for balance while keeping head and eyes up.

5. Demonstrate the proper form of shooting. The player’s kicking knee should be kept bent and toes pointed downward. The player’s plant foot should be facing the goal and weight should be transferred from the plant foot to the kicking foot during follow through.

6. Demonstrate proper ball touch technique. The player must perform 15 consecutive ball touches at an appropriate speed. To perform a ball touch, the player must stay on his or her toes, and alternate foot to foot. 

7. Demonstrate the move "fake shot." The player must approach the ball, and draw the leg back as if to strike the ball in a shot. Release the leg prior to contact and take a soft lateral touch to avoid a tackle, and carry the dribble to show control.