SOCCERLisa Johnson

WHERE ARE WE GOING? Basic Rules

Soccer through the ages Rec Competition Travel High School Adult Soccer

Major League Soccer and National Women’s Soccer League

FIFA Soccer Futsal Beach Soccer

SOCCER RULES 101 11 v 11

442

90 Min

Off sides

Yellow/Red Cards

Field Dimensions 100-130 yards long 50-100 yards wide

Divisions in Soccer Premier D1

RECREATION SOCCER Non competitive

Typically younger ages Ages 3-12

Focused more on teamwork and fun

Unorganized Kicking without direction.

Experimental phase for youth

Public Organizations

Co-ed.

“Bunch Ball”

COMPETITION SOCCER More Serious

Gender Specific

Developing Players

Ages 8-18 for youth leagues

Adult leagues 18+

Tournaments

Private Organizations: Utah Youth Soccer

OPD

TRAVEL SOCCER Highly competitive soccer teams

Typically older aged teams

Ages 13-18

Travel around the country to compete in tournaments and showcases.

HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER JV/ Varsity

80 Minute Games

State Tournament

Girls: Fall

Boys: Spring

ADULT SOCCER College-1/30

University Junior College

Minor League Teams Women’s REAL REAL Monarchs

Competitive Futsal Indoor

Recreational

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER 20 major league teams

REAL Salt Lake Monarchs MLS Cup 2009

Created in 1993

Team is allowed 30 players on the first roster.

All contracts are owned by the League.

Expansion in 2015 New York FC Orlando City SC

NATIONAL WOMEN’S SOCCER LEAGUE

Spring 2013

9 current teams

Portland Thorns reigning champions

Created after Women’s Pro Soccer’s demise in 2012.

Smaller groupings- national team players were split up to even out league.

FIFA International Federation of Association Football

Governing body of international football, futsal, and beach soccer.

For the Game. For the World.

Formed in 1904- France.

World Cup (Men’s and Women’s)

Olympic football tournament

Structure: 6 confederations 209 national associations

FIFA SOCCER 32 Teams qualify to compete in

the World Cup

Host country gets an automatic bid into tournament.

31 other teams must qualify through tournament play

Men’s World Cup- Brazil 2014

Women’s World Cup- Canada 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uEpcfonkt4

FIFA FUTSAL High Skill level: ball handling.

5 v 5

No walls or boards.

Played on a hard court.

Smaller, weighted ball

40 min games

2 governing bodies: AMF, FIFA

Futsal world cup, held every 4 years On the even year. 2012

FIFA BEACH SOCCER https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfJTXcOjBrg

1992 Brazil

Portugal 2015

No shoes or shingurads

5 v 5

Field: Length: 38-40 yards Width: 28-30 yards

36 minutes 3-12 minute periods Extra time: 3 Minutes PK shootout- sudden death

SOURCES www.fifa.com