Objective
Students will learn to calculate averages, ratios, and percentages using soccer players’ performance statistics.
Activity Outline
1. Warm-Up (5 minutes):
Lionel Messi
https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/lionel-messi-player-highlightshttps://the18.com/soccer-videos/lionel-messi-best-goals-ever-barcelona-argentina
Alex Morgan
Sadio Mané
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2. Player Profiles (10 minutes):
Table of performance data for 5-7 players
Player: Lionel Messi
Games Played: 50
Goals Scored: 35
Assists : 20
Player
Alex Morgan
Games Played 40
Goals Scored 30
Assists 15
Player
Sadio Mané
Games Played 45
Goals Scored 28
Assist 18
3. Math Challenges (20 minutes):
Averages:
Calculate the average goals scored per game for each player.
Example: Messi’s goals per game = 35 ÷ 50 = 0.7 goals/game.
– Ratios:
Compare player performance, e.g., for every goal Messi scores, how many assists does he make?
– Percentages:
Determine what percentage of the total goals scored in the table belong to each player.
4. Extension Activity (Optional):
Create bar graphs or pie charts to visually represent the players’ performances.
5. Discussion and Reflection (10 minutes):
Which player would you recruit for your team, based on the data? Why?
Discuss how math can help coaches and analysts make decisions.
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