0:00:05 > 0:00:08# If you've got a question and you don't know where to go
0:00:08 > 0:00:12# Ask Nina for some help Cos she's got a science show
0:00:12 > 0:00:14# She makes sense of her senses While helping all her fans
0:00:14 > 0:00:17# By doing her experiments with potions and with bangs
0:00:17 > 0:00:19# Touch your tongue Tongue
0:00:19 > 0:00:20# Fingers Fingers
0:00:20 > 0:00:22# Eyes Eyes Ears Ears
0:00:22 > 0:00:23# Nose Nose
0:00:23 > 0:00:26# Nina and the Neurons find out what you need to know
0:00:26 > 0:00:29# Nina and the Neurons find out what you need to know
0:00:29 > 0:00:32# Luke he helps us with our eyes and Felix with our touch
0:00:32 > 0:00:36# Ollie sniffs out smells and scents and Belle she hears so much
0:00:36 > 0:00:38# Bud is Ollie's brother he helps us with our taste
0:00:38 > 0:00:42# They're Nina's little Neurons and they're coming to your place
0:00:42 > 0:00:43# Touch your tongue Tongue
0:00:43 > 0:00:44# Fingers Fingers
0:00:44 > 0:00:46# Eyes Eyes Ears Ears
0:00:46 > 0:00:47# Nose Nose
0:00:47 > 0:00:50# Nina and the Neurons find out what you need to know Yeah!
0:00:50 > 0:00:53# Nina and the Neurons find out what you need to know
0:00:53 > 0:00:55# Oh, yeah! #
0:00:57 > 0:01:00Yes! Goal! Whoohoo! Yay!
0:01:00 > 0:01:01Oh, hello there.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05I'm just playing table football and I'm celebrating
0:01:05 > 0:01:07because I just scored a goal. Yes!
0:01:07 > 0:01:09BEEPING
0:01:09 > 0:01:13I hear a beep, I see a flash, I wonder what they're going to ask.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17- BOTH: Hi, Nina.- Hi.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19We've got a question for you.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22Why do we play football in a team?
0:01:22 > 0:01:26That's a great question. Why do we play football in a team?
0:01:26 > 0:01:30I love playing football, and it's great to play with your friends.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32But why do you play in a team?
0:01:32 > 0:01:36Why don't you come down to my lab and we'll investigate?
0:01:36 > 0:01:38BOTH: See you soon, Nina. Bye.
0:01:38 > 0:01:39Bye.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43Well, I'm going to need some help to answer this one
0:01:43 > 0:01:44and I know just who to ask.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47OK, Neurons. Time to get to work.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03ALL: Neurons at the ready, Nina.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07OK. Today's question is "Why do we play football in a team?"
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Now which Neuron will be most useful
0:02:10 > 0:02:12in helping us find the answer?
0:02:12 > 0:02:14ALL: Me! Me!
0:02:14 > 0:02:16Will it be fabulous Felix?
0:02:16 > 0:02:20I can help so very much, if you need the sense of touch.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22Will it be beautiful Belle?
0:02:22 > 0:02:24I send messages to brain from ear.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27If there's a sound, I'll help you hear.
0:02:27 > 0:02:28Will it be lovely Luke?
0:02:28 > 0:02:31For looking and seeing, day or night
0:02:31 > 0:02:33I'll help you with your sense of sight.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Will it be awesome Ollie?
0:02:35 > 0:02:38If it's pongy or whiffy but you can't tell
0:02:38 > 0:02:40my messages help your sense of smell.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42Or will it be baby Bud?
0:02:42 > 0:02:47Sour, salty, bitter or sweet. I'm your taste buddy whenever you eat.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53It's Luke.
0:02:53 > 0:02:58ALL: Go, Luke! Go Luke! Go, Luke!
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Cool, Nina. I'll be looking out to help you.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Today's question is why do we play football in a team?
0:03:07 > 0:03:10Because football players need to see the ball,
0:03:10 > 0:03:12Luke, our sight Neuron will help us.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14But stand by, Neurons.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16I've a feeling I may need help from you all.
0:03:16 > 0:03:21Right. I need to get the lab ready before the experimenters arrive.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Kingsley likes riding his bike.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Safiye loves painting.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30I like playing football in the park.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32I like scoring goals.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36But they both want to know, "Why do we play football in a team?"
0:03:36 > 0:03:38So today, for one day only,
0:03:38 > 0:03:42Safiye and Kingsley become the experimenters.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48- Hi, guys.- BOTH: Hi, Nina.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51Welcome to my lab, and thank you for your question,
0:03:51 > 0:03:53"Why do we play football in a team?"
0:03:53 > 0:03:57To find out, let's start by using our senses.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59ALL: Whoop whoo! A senses experiment.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01ALL: We're ready, Nina.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04First, let's have a look at a football match.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07- Now, how many teams are there?- Two.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10That's right. Two teams play against each other.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Players wear different colours,
0:04:12 > 0:04:15so everyone knows what team they belong to.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Otherwise they might get confused,
0:04:17 > 0:04:20and kick the ball to the wrong player, Nina.
0:04:20 > 0:04:21Exactly, Luke.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25Each team tries to kick the ball into the other team's goal.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28They also try to stop the ball from going into their own goal.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31The goalkeepers try to stop the ball
0:04:31 > 0:04:32and they're the only people
0:04:32 > 0:04:35who are allowed to touch the ball.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39It's really important to have a plan when you're playing in a team.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41So let's do an experiment to find out why.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45What a terrible mess you've left the lab in today, Nina.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48That's not mess, Felix. That's our experiment.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52Experimenters, we are going to pick up all of these beanbags
0:04:52 > 0:04:54and put them into this bucket.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56And we need to do it as quick as we can,
0:04:56 > 0:04:59and without talking to each other. OK?
0:04:59 > 0:05:01- Are you ready?- BOTH: Yeah.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Go!
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Oh.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Oh. Sorry.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15- THEY LAUGH - Oh sorry. Sorry, Kingsley.
0:05:19 > 0:05:20I'll get that one.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Oh, there's one over here.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Quickly. Last one. Last one.
0:05:27 > 0:05:28Go, go, go, go.
0:05:28 > 0:05:29And stop!
0:05:29 > 0:05:34Well done, experimenters. We did that in 33 seconds.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38But I think we can do it even quicker, and with fewer bumps,
0:05:38 > 0:05:40if we make a plan.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44A plan? That sounds like a great idea.
0:05:44 > 0:05:45So what should our plan be?
0:05:45 > 0:05:49There are three bits. Why don't we take one each?
0:05:49 > 0:05:50That's a great idea.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53So, Safiya, you take all the bags from this side here,
0:05:53 > 0:05:57and Kingsley, you can collect the ones from the middle,
0:05:57 > 0:06:00and I'll collect all the beanbags from my side.
0:06:00 > 0:06:01OK. Brilliant plan.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Te-e-e-e-eam...
0:06:03 > 0:06:04ALL: Nina! Whoohoo!
0:06:06 > 0:06:08- Right. Are you ready?- Yeah.
0:06:08 > 0:06:09Go!
0:06:26 > 0:06:27Go, go, go!
0:06:27 > 0:06:29One more. One more.
0:06:29 > 0:06:30Stop!
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Guys, that was brilliant. And do you know what?
0:06:33 > 0:06:37We did it much quicker. We did it in... 23 seconds!
0:06:37 > 0:06:40We knocked a whole ten seconds off. Yay! Well done.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44Because we shared the work, and covered different areas,
0:06:44 > 0:06:47we didn't waste time going for the same beanbag.
0:06:47 > 0:06:48And it's the same in football.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52Players cover different areas of the football pitch.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56Some players are mostly trying to score goals, while others,
0:06:56 > 0:06:59like the goalkeeper, are trying to stop the other team
0:06:59 > 0:07:00from scoring goals.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03Making a plan is really important in team sports
0:07:03 > 0:07:05so that everyone knows what to do.
0:07:05 > 0:07:10If you don't make a plan, you might end up bumping into each other.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14So team players all have different jobs, and cover different areas.
0:07:14 > 0:07:19That's right, Neurons. Let's go somewhere special to find out more.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26Here we go. I can't wait to see where we'll end up today.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Nina said it's a big special place.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31I hope we're going to a restaurant.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35Oh goody. We haven't been to a restaurant in ages.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39- It doesn't look like a restaurant, Neurons.- We're here
0:07:40 > 0:07:44So, to answer your question, why do we play football in a team,
0:07:44 > 0:07:46we've come to this cool football pitch.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50Now you might play football in the park, or in the garden,
0:07:50 > 0:07:53but most football teams play on a pitch like this one.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55- It's huge, isn't it?- BOTH: Yeah.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59One player couldn't possibly be everywhere on this pitch at once.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03So that's why a football team need to work together to cover
0:08:03 > 0:08:06different areas just like we did earlier.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08So let's have a look at this.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12These players are practising two of the most important skills
0:08:12 > 0:08:13that footballers need.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Passing the ball, and dribbling.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Dribbling? Bud's brilliant at that, Nina.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22Especially when I see cake.
0:08:22 > 0:08:23Not that kind of dribbling.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27Dribbling is when you run with the ball, kicking it along.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30It's a great way to move the ball around the pitch
0:08:30 > 0:08:32while keeping control of the ball.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35But if a player dribbled all the time,
0:08:35 > 0:08:37it wouldn't be the best thing for the team.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40Let's do an experiment to find out why.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43When we play football, we play against another team.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46These players, Karen and Page, are going to try
0:08:46 > 0:08:50and get in your way and stop you moving forward with the ball.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54So you guys need to work as a team to get the ball past them.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56Kingsley, you're starting
0:08:56 > 0:08:59and you'll dribble the ball forward.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02Remember, we don't want the other team getting the ball.
0:09:02 > 0:09:03Here we go!
0:09:03 > 0:09:05WHISTLE
0:09:07 > 0:09:11OK, now. You can try and get the ball around the player,
0:09:11 > 0:09:14or you could pass the ball to Safiya.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17I think the best way to stop the other team getting
0:09:17 > 0:09:19the ball is to pass it to Safiya, so go for it.
0:09:21 > 0:09:22Lovely. Go and get the ball.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26Excellent. Safiya, it's your turn to dribble the ball.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29Oh, no. They just keep getting in the way.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31I think you need to pass the ball again.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Who are they going to pass it to?
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Kingsley, can you move forward
0:09:36 > 0:09:38and then Safiya will pass the ball to you.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40Go for it. That's it.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43Move forward so Safiya can pass you the ball.
0:09:43 > 0:09:44Go, Safiya!
0:09:44 > 0:09:46Go on, Kingsley!
0:09:47 > 0:09:49THEY CHEER
0:09:49 > 0:09:53Brilliant teamwork. Now what has that experiment shown us?
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Sometimes it's better to pass the ball.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57That's right.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Often, it's safer to pass the ball,
0:09:59 > 0:10:02than try and dribble the ball around someone
0:10:02 > 0:10:05who's trying to take the ball from you.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07It's often best to pass when you see
0:10:07 > 0:10:10a player from the other team coming to get the ball.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15The team need to keep passing the ball to move the ball up the pitch.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17And then they can score a goal.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20But football isn't just about scoring.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23It's also about trying to stop the other team scoring.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Let's do one final experiment to find out more.
0:10:28 > 0:10:29This is Rachel.
0:10:29 > 0:10:30She's a goalkeeper.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33Rachel, can I ask you to stand as you would
0:10:33 > 0:10:36if someone was going to score a goal against you.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Brilliant. Do you see how she's spread out wide.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42She's making herself as big as possible.
0:10:42 > 0:10:47OK, guys. How much of the goal can she reach right now?
0:10:47 > 0:10:48Not very much.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50OK. Interesting.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54Rachel, can I ask you to take five steps forward, please?
0:10:58 > 0:11:00OK. How much of the goal can she reach now?
0:11:00 > 0:11:02All the way to the red.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05There's definitely more of the goal covered now.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08Could you now take three steps forward for me, please.
0:11:10 > 0:11:11Perfect.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14OK, guys. How much of the goal can she reach now?
0:11:14 > 0:11:16All the way to the blue.
0:11:16 > 0:11:17That's right.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21Now that the goalkeeper is closer to us, she's blocking more of the goal.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25Which makes it much harder to kick the ball past her into the goal.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28So, let's see if we can score a goal.
0:11:30 > 0:11:31Oh!
0:11:31 > 0:11:33I'll go! I'll go!
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Aww! That was my chance!
0:11:38 > 0:11:40Aww! Good save.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46Go, Kingsley! Go on, quickly!
0:11:46 > 0:11:50Yeah! Well done, guys.
0:11:50 > 0:11:51- Well done.- Yeah.
0:11:53 > 0:11:54Thanks, Rachel.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58# Nina and the Neurons #
0:11:59 > 0:12:02So, your question was, "why do we play football in a team?",
0:12:02 > 0:12:04and I think we've answered it.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08Football players have different jobs, and cover different areas.
0:12:08 > 0:12:13So they don't go for the ball at the same time, and bump into each other.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17Ouch! Everyone knows what to do because the team make a plan.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21And when the goalkeeper moves forward, they block more of the goal.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24So I hope that's answered your question.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26BOTH: Thanks, Nina. Bye.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28You're welcome. Bye.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33If you want to know more about the science that's all around us,
0:12:33 > 0:12:37go to the Nina section on the CBeebies website. Have fun!
0:12:37 > 0:12:41ALL: On your marks. Get set. Go!
0:12:41 > 0:12:42# Get sporty
0:12:42 > 0:12:45# Do-be-do-be-do-do-do-be-do-do
0:12:45 > 0:12:47# Get sporty
0:12:47 > 0:12:49# Do-be-do-be-do-do-do-be-do-do
0:12:49 > 0:12:51# If you're itching for some exercise
0:12:51 > 0:12:54- # From your head down to your toes - Toes
0:12:54 > 0:12:58# Why not try out something new And give it a real go
0:12:58 > 0:13:02# Whenever you are restless And feeling kind of bored
0:13:02 > 0:13:09# Grab your friends and go outside And try a brand-new sport
0:13:09 > 0:13:11# Get sporty
0:13:11 > 0:13:13# Do-be-do-be-do-do-do-be-do-do
0:13:13 > 0:13:15# Get sporty
0:13:15 > 0:13:17# Do-be-do-be-do-do-do-be-do-do
0:13:17 > 0:13:20# Spinning, throwing, Running, jumping
0:13:20 > 0:13:21# Lots of fun to do
0:13:21 > 0:13:24# Cycling, diving, sliding, rolling
0:13:24 > 0:13:26# It's really up to you
0:13:26 > 0:13:28# If you're wondering how a swimmer swims
0:13:28 > 0:13:30# Or a bike can go so fast
0:13:30 > 0:13:37# Give it a bash and make it last It's time to go get sporty
0:13:37 > 0:13:39# Get sporty
0:13:39 > 0:13:42# Do-be-do-be-do-do-do-be-do-do
0:13:42 > 0:13:43# Get sporty
0:13:43 > 0:13:46# Do-be-do-be-do-do-do-be-do-do
0:13:46 > 0:13:47# Get sporty
0:13:47 > 0:13:50# Do-be-do-be-do-do-do-be-do-do
0:13:50 > 0:13:51# Get sporty
0:13:51 > 0:13:54# Do-be-do-be-do-do-do-be-do-do
0:13:54 > 0:13:58And remember, whether it's inside, outside, on a bike or in a pool,
0:13:58 > 0:14:01we can all try something new and get sporty.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03See you again soon. Bye.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05ALL: Bye.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08Get sporty!