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| 1. Description - |
| Competitive intercollegiate soccer working toward personal development, athletic scholarship, and career opportunities.
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| Prerequisite: None
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| Co-requisite: None
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| Advisory: None
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| 2. Course Objectives - |
| The student will be able to:
- perform soccer skills of kicking, shooting, passing, and heading related to each athlete's specialization and team objectives.
- prepare to compete in a highly organized team sport at a maximum level of competition.
- apply and practice skills learned and demonstrate marked improvement.
- identify the official rules and their interpretations.
- analyze effectively the opposing player's/team's offensive and defensive strategies and tactics.
- demonstrate through performance the development of physical fitness levels in strength, endurance, and health.
- identify the official rules and their interpretations to enhance performance and negate actions that would be detrimental to competitive objectives.
- explain the elements and actions of an athletic philosophy.
- identify the historical background and cultural history of the game of soccer.
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| 3. Special Facilities and/or Equipment - |
| Soccer field and soccer shoes.
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| 4. Course Content (Body of knowledge) - |
| - Kicking and passing techniques
- Inside of the foot pass/push/pass
- Outside of the foot pass/kick
- Instep passing/kicking
- Heading techniques to include:
- Heading for passing
- Heading for goal
- Heading to penetrate defense
- Ball collection and preparation to include all parts of the body:
- Head/chest
- Thighs
- Feet
- Physical fitness development
- Muscle strength
- Muscle endurance
- Flexibility
- Body composition
- Offensive formations and strategies
- Creating space
- individual
- team
- Passing and support
- Attacking
- flank and diagonal crosses
- central positioning
- Defensive formations and strategies
- Defending space
- individual
- team
- Zone
- Man to man
- Rules and regulations
- Dimensions of play area
- Playing positions
- Scoring
- Goals
- Ball in and out of play
- Offside
- Violations and misconduct
- Throw in
- Individual and team philosophy
- Motivation
- Philosophy
- Pride
- Excellence
- Sacrifice
- Success
- Integrity
- Perseverance
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| 5. Repeatability - Moved to header area. |
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| 6. Methods of Evaluation - |
| - Subjective assessment of physical skills and performance by direct coach's observation.
- Individual and team verbal critiques
- Video analysis
- Individual mental and physical capacity under competitive situations
- Objective assessment of performance standings
- Individual statistical record
- Participation in athletic competitions
- Final evaluation
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| 7. Representative Text(s) - |
| Current NCAA Rulebook
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| 8. Disciplines - |
| Physical Education
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| 9. Method of Instruction - |
| - Physical skills and techniques will be assessed direct instructor observation
- Improved cardiovascular levels as measured by timed practiced drills
- Critical thinking skills as measured through successful team play
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| 10. Lab Content - |
| - Subjective assessment of physical skills and performance by direct coach's observation.
- Objective assessment of performance standings
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| 11. Honors Description - No longer used. Integrated into main description section. |
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| 12. Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing and Outside of Class Assignments - |
| optional reading and writting assignments as recommend by the instructor
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| 13. Need/Justification - |
| This course meets the Foothill GE Requirements for Area VII, Lifelong Learning.
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