Teaching Games For Understanding: Rubric

Strategy

	Excellent	Adequate	Limited
Offense	-Student is consistently attempting to create space and move for a pass, to score a goal. Student is able to maintaining possession while dealing with pressure from the defense.	-The student is often correct in their inhibitions to move into open space to obtain a pass. This sometimes results in a goal. - Student usually is able to maintain possession when facing pressure.	-Student does not understand how to move into open space. Rarely results in a goal. -Student easily loses possession of the ball when faced with pressure.
Defense	-Students consistently position themselves between their opponent and the goal. -Proficient in covering marks, as well as defending zone areas.	-Students are occasionally in the correct position between their opponent and the goal. -Student is able to cover marks, and defend zones 50% of the time.	-Students do not understand how positioning themselves between the offensive player and the goal are beneficial. - Students are not able to cover marks, and frequently allow the offense into their zones.

Skill

	Excellent	Adequate	Limited
Ball Control	-Students are able to consistently direct the ball in the desired direction towards a goal.	-Students try to handle the ball and make correct passes to their teammates, but cannot always maintain possession in order to score a goal.	-Students are unable to make complete passes to their teammates, and cannot keep control of the ball in order to score.
Defending Space	- Students are in an optimal defensive stance with arms up, knees bent and head on a swivel. Body positioning is between the offensive player and the goal.	- Students have one or two of the components of an optimal defensive stance: knees bent, arms up and head on a swivel. Body positioning is often between offensive player and the goal	- Students rarely if ever are in a defensive stance and may have one, if any, of the optimal defensive stance components: knees bent, arms up and head on a swivel. Body positioning if rarely is every between the offensive player and the goal.