Zoe Eldridge

Tiger Pride Internship

9 November 2015
Systematic Observation Reports
Teachers Name: Sheldon Simas
Date of Session: November 9, 2015
Grade: 3rd
Number of Students: 20
Unit: Soccer
Previously Learnt Skills: kicking and stopping soccer ball
Facilities: grassy area outside of school
Required Equipment: 10 soccer balls, 20 cones, 20 poly spots
Systematic Observation: Time Analysis
On November 9th, I observed Sheldon teaching the 3rd grade students
how to properly maneuver a soccer ball and pass it to a partner or
teammate. Sheldon first had the students play an instant activity,
which required to the students to move around a lot. During the whole
time of the instant activity, all of the students were moving, which
helped Sheldon in the activity portion of his time analysis. Sheldon only
spent a short amount of time explaining the instant activity, which left
more time for the students to be in activity. After the instant activity,
Sheldon moved on to explaining soccer and how to properly dribble
and maneuver a soccer ball. He made it very clear how important it is
to use the inside of your foot and not the front, when moving and
passing the soccer ball. During this time, Sheldon spent some time
managing and explaining to the students what they were going to do
for the rest of the lesson. Many of the students did not want to be
paired together and others did not listen to Sheldon at all. This caused
some frustration and lead to the students not being as active as they
could have been. The students practiced dribbling around a cone a
passing to their partner for the rest of class but they did not seem to
fully grasp the concept. Many of the students still seemed to have
trouble controlling the ball and understanding that he or she cannot
kick the ball with the outside or on top of their foot. At the end of the
class, the students were in activity for 900 seconds, instruction for 240
seconds and management for 480 seconds. Next time, it might be
more productive for the students to first practicing the idea of hitting a
soccer ball with the inside of their foot without the ball first before
being given a ball right away. That way they fully understand and know
the motion first and then can apply it when using the soccer ball.