Post on 29-Jan-2016
Year Originated
Middle Ages
Inventor
Unknown
Place of Origin
England
Objective
To score points by striking the ball into the opposing goal
Basic Skills
• Dribbling
• Passing
• Trapping
• Heading
• Shooting
Positions
• 3 Forwards
• 3 Midfielders
• 3 Defenders/Fullbacks
• 1 Sweeper
• 1 Goalie
Basic Rules
• Team- 2 teams of 11 players• Winner- team who scored the
most goals/points• Time- 2 45 minute halves• Start Game- with a kick-off
Basic Rules
• Offense- spread out and may dribble, pass, or shoot the ball
• Defense- guard man to man
Basic Rules
• Fouls–Pushing
–Tripping
–Kicking
–Slide tackling
Basic Rules
• Turnover- hand ball, goes out of bounds, pushing, tripping, kicking, slide tackling
• Throw In- ball thrown in after it crosses the side lines
• Direct free kick- kick directly at goal (major foul)• Indirect free kick- kick must be touched by
another player before shot at goal (minor goal)• Penalty kick- kick from penalty spot vs. goal
keeper
Basic Rules
• Corner kick- kick from corner of the field after defense kick ball out of bounds
• Boundaries- stand anywhere between the sidelines and end lines
• Off sides- ball is passed to an offensive player positioned near the goal without at least 2 defensive players between the offensive player and the goal
Scoring
A goal is 1 point
Unsportsmanlike Conduct
Automatic point for the other team
Etiquette
• Call score
• Call fouls
• Compliment play
Terms
• Win• Man on• Clear• Arrack• Post• Flag• Cross• Cut-off• Fake• Header
• Foul• Handball• Juggling• Loft/lob• Marking• Match• Net• Open• Offense• Defense
Terms
Outlet
Possession
Receiver
Penalty
Save
Screen
Card
• Shot• Steal• Break• Trailing• Volley• Man to man• Zone
Safety
• Swinging legs
• Kicked balls
• Eye on ball
• Traps
• Headers
Facilities/Space(Court/Field Dimensions)
Length of a football field (100 * 53 1/3 yards)
Indoors/Outdoors
Both
Equipment
• Ball• Goal with net• Cleats
Olympic Sport?
Yes
Lifetime Sport
No
Special Notes
• Called Football
• World Cup: largest sporting event in the world