Football

WEEK 7

Topic: Football

Subtitle: Football

Objectives: At the end of this lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. Explain the origin of football
2. State players position
3. State three basic skills of football and perform them

CONTENT

Football (or soccer as the game is called in some parts of the world) has a long history. Football in its current form arose in England in the middle of the 19th century. But alternative versions of the game existed much earlier and are a part of football history.

The first known ball game which also involved kicking took place In China in the 3rd and 2nd century BC under the name Cuju. Cuju was played with a round ball on an area…