The Game of Soccer

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The Game of Soccer

• Roberto Gigliotti
• A Physical Education lesson designed for High
  School students

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soccer

• The game of soccer is very simple.
• The object of the game is put the ball in the
  other teams goal.

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The Basic Rules

• The length of the field must be at least 100
  yards and 130 yards at the most.
• The width of the field must be at least 50 yards
  and no wider than 100 yards
• Only 11 players are allowed to play on the field
  at one time
• The players can use any part of the body to hit
  the ball except for their hands.

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The Basic Rules

• The goalie is the only player on the field
  allowed to his hands.
• There are boundary lines. When the ball leaves
  these boundary lines, one player from the
  opposing team must throw the ball back into play.
• A throw-in only takes place when the ball goes
  out of bounds, this is the only time a player can
  use his hands other than the goalie

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Positions

• Goal Keeper-the goal keepers job is to keep the
  ball from entering the goal
• Defender-his job is to defend the goal and keep
  the ball on the other side of the field

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Positions

• Midfielder-the job of the midfielder is to
  control the flow of the game
• Forward-the forwards job is to score on the
  opposing team

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More about soccer

• Click on this button to get a more in depth look
  at the world of soccer.

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Equipment

• Shin guards
• Cletes
• Shorts
• Jersey(long sleeve or short)
• Knee high socks(used to cover the shin guard)

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What is the World Cup?

• It is the largest soccer tournament in the world.
  
• It is played every four years
• Only 32 of the best teams play in the tournament

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Here are some of the goals scored in the last
World Cup
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Review Questions
Print a copy of this page or write on a sheet
of paper
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Work Cited

• www.fifa.com
• Thomson, William Teaching Soccer. Burgess
  Publishing Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1980
• Dochery, Tommy The ABC of Soccer Sense. Arco
  Publishing Company,Inc. New York 1978