Teaching football_3

Day three

According to our timetable which we had set today we were going to teach the children about dribbling. Dribbling is one of the skills which require a lot of practice and used for attack moves. For these children it would very difficult to learn. It is not easy to learn this skill at one go. I had to make the girls understand that they are not supposed to hit with toe while dribbling. It took some time for them to understand this thing. I knew that they wouldn’t learn dribbling quickly as they did for passing. But I was patient and had the faith that they will take some time but they will understand it and do it properly. While I was looking at the children how they are learning and are listening to us, I realized that no matter how old we grow we should also be good listeners and learn new things which come up in our lives. We shouldn't always complain about it.

At the starting of the activity I thought that the girls would find it boring. Most of the girls like football, and at a lower age itself the girl is told that football is a boy’s game and she cannot play it. I don’t believe this. It is not necessary that only boys should play football. I believe that the gender should not matter when it comes to a sport or a game.

There is always the other side of it. It was great to see the spirit in the girls while teaching them football. They did gain interest in the game and were eager to learn more about it.

Unfortunately because of my ill health I couldn't attain the coming three classes. But I decided that I’ll be fine soon and take the classes again.