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2. SOCCER FOOTBALL
History:
-Football, a game played by kicking a ball, can
be traced back to early Greek and Roman civilization.
-Historians said that football came to England
through the Romans , but the Irish claimed that
Kicking games were played in their land a thousand
years ago before the coming of the Romans.
- These were played by the soldiers in camps and
in the streets of England.
-It was forbidden in 1314 and made a penal
offense under Henry VIII in 1504
-Soccer game is an International game and it is the
National sport of 53 countries in the world.

3. Facilities and Equipment
1. Playing Field
The field of the soccer game measures 109.72 m long
and 68.58 m wide (for the boys) and 73.15 to 91.44 m
long and 36.57 to 54.86 m wide for girls.

4. 2. Flags
3. Ball
-specifies that the ball is an air-filled sphere with a
circumference of 68–70 cm (27–28 in), a weight 410–
450 g (14–16 oz), inflated to a pressure of 0.6 – 1.1
atmosphere (600 – 1,100 g/cm2) at sea level (8.5 lbs/sq
in –15.6 lbs/sq in), and covered in leather or "other
suitable material

5. 4. Soccer shoes

6. 5. High and thick socks
6. Shin guard

7. Terminologies Used in Soccer
1. Blocking
- a force that involves stopping the progress of an
opponent by using body contact.
2. Carrying
- a force in which the goalkeeper takes more than three
steps while in possession of the ball
3. Heading
- Involves moving the ball with the head
4. Pant
- Dropping the ball and kicking it with the foot before it
touches the ground.

8. 5. Off-side
- term used if a player is ahead of the ball in the
opponent’s territory and nearer the goal than
the two opponents
6. Tackle
- method of getting the ball away from an
opponent without any body contact
7. Trapping
- stopping and gaining control of the ball by the
use of the feet or one or both legs.
8. Dribbling
- advancing the ball by a series of short kicks

9. 10. Corner kick
- awarded to the attacking team when the ball
passes over the goal line except between the goal
posts and last touched by a defender
11. Free kick
- awarded to the offended team for foul
occurring outside penalty area
12. Good Kick
- given to the defensive team if ball goes over
the goal line other than between the goal posts
and last touched by an offensive player

10. 13. Kick In
- putting the ball in play after it is out of
bounds.
14. Passing
- Kicking a ball towards a teammate
15. Penalty kick
- awarded to the offended team at the penalty
kick mark if the defensive player is fouled in his
own penalty area.
16. Roll-In
- putting the ball in play after a foul by both
teams.

11. 17. Volleying
- kicking the ball while it is on the air
18. Goalkeeper
- a player who guards the ball
19 Touch
- the side line and end lines of a soccer field.
20. Penalty mark
- a spot 12 yards from the goal line where each
penalty kick is attempted

12. Nature of the Game Soccer
-Soccer is basically a running and kicking game.
- It is a team game that requires speed, endurance
, body and ball control.
- The objective of the game is to advance the ball
down the field by using the body and the feet to score
points by sending the ball between the goalposts and
under the cross.
- There 11 players on a team.
-The Goal Keeper is the only team member who may
use his hands on the ball.

13. Basic Fundamental Skills
1. Running
2. Kicking
3. Volleying
4. Jab – this kick is useful in passing accuracy over a
short distance not exceeding 15 yards. The chief
movement here is from knee and ankle joints
5. Trapping the ball – To kill or to stop the ball
6. Dribbling the Ball – this is an ability in which the
player may express his individuality
- it is a series of the short quick tap from
one foot to the other, the ball being propelled by
the inside of the foot
7. Heading