Discover how to use mathematics to make a stronger soccer team. Young soccer enthusiasts use given data to make decisions about a soccer team. They decide which position to assign each player, consider what makes a good pass and interception, and think about where best to shoot a goal.

Concepts

making decisions, soccer, data analysis

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Consider working with a physical education teacher for the unit

Classroom Considerations

• Note that the unit is intended for a U.K. audience, so some terminology may be unfamiliar to U.S. learners
• Resource suggests that pupils have access to computers to view videos and software apps, but paper versions are available

Pros

• Videos and actual data make the task realistic
• Teacher notes give suggestions for differentiation

Cons

• None