Historical football rules

Topics Year 2/3
This unit is part of Sports Tournaments History of Football

Objectives

History

  • Pupils should continue to develop a chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of British, local and world history, establishing clear narratives within and across the periods they study.

PE

  • Play competitive games, modified where appropriate, (e.g. badminton, basketball, cricket, football, hockey, netball, rounders and tennis), and apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending.

Lesson Planning

The rules of football were different when they were first formulated in 1863. Compare the original rules to the modern ones, and practice playing both sets.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To compare early football rules to modern ones.
  • To play football with different rules.

Children will:

  • Compare and contrast two documents, highlighting similarities and differences
  • Play as part of a competitive game
  • Give reasons why certain rules are in place for a sport

You Will Need

  • Highlighting pens
  • Footballs
  • Space to play