RUBRIC – Passing With The Inside Of The Foot – EPICsoccercoach: Your Coach Support Site

Passing With The Inside Of The Foot - Rubric

Purpose: To assess learning of references that demonstrate learning the execution of Passing With The Inside Of The Foot.

Passing With The Inside Of The Foot – Rubric

Developing the ability to execute Passing With The Inside Of The Foot from Developing to Acquired in varied game situations.

Rubrics use a set of criteria to evaluate a player learning. These rubrics consist of a fixed measurement scale and detailed description of the characteristics for each level of performance. The descriptions focus on the quality of the product or performance and not the quantity.

		Description
Developing	Initial	1. The player falls forward onto kicking foot, they are bent forward, and toe is pointed down when the foot makes contact with the ball.
		2. The player is able to maintain balance when passing within a structured, blocked practice activities (i.e. passing back and forth with a partner) and does not fall forward onto their kicking foot. The player is starting to demonstrate a toe that is not pointed at the ground. All of this occurs with the occasional prompts from coaches.
	Emerging	3. The player is able to maintain balance when passing within more variable, random, practice activities (i.e. passing, sharing multiple soccer balls with a group of players) and does not fall forward onto their kicking foot. The player is starting to demonstrate a toe that is not pointed at the ground. This occurs with limited to no prompts from coaches.
		4. The player demonstrates inconsistent balance when executing ‘passing with the inside of the foot’ within small sided game situations. These passes are completed with prompts from coach/teammates. The player has emerging understanding that the inside of the foot pass should be used in order to maintain possession for their team.
Acquired	Competent	5. The player demonstrates balance and can execute ‘passing with the inside of the foot’ within small sided game situations when the receiver is directly in front of them and where variability is limited. These passes are completed with the occasional prompt from coach/teammates. The player has growing understanding when the inside of the foot pass should be used in order to create an advantage for their team.
		6. The player demonstrates balance and can execute ‘passing with the inside of the foot’ within small sided game situations when the receiver is directly in front of them and where variability is limited. These passes are completed with NO prompts from coach/teammates. The player understands when the inside of the foot pass should be used in order to create an advantage for their team.
	Proficient	7. The player executes within game situations with varying directions and speed with the occasional prompts or reminders from coach/teammates. The player understands when the inside of the foot pass should be used in order to create an advantage for their team.
		8. The player executes within game situations with varying directions and speed without prompts from coach/teammates while demonstrating balance. The player understands when the inside of the foot pass should be used in order to create an advantage for their team.