Soccer Kate Heilich

Health Benefits Improve overall fitness Reduce overall body fat Lower cholesterol Lower stress Lower blood pressure For kids age they had 33% more total bone mineral density

Soccer around the world It is impossible to say accurately where and when soccer started - but it is reasonable to assume that some type of ball game - from which the organized sport we know today developed - has been played somewhere on the planet for over 3000 years. Exercise involving kicking a ball into a small net, was used by the Chinese military during the Han Dynasty - around the 2nd and 3rd centuries BC. Scotland and England being co-founders of the organized game. The game was a war game! In medieval times, towns and villages played against rival towns and villages - and kicking, punching, biting and gouging were allowed. Hundreds of people. Ban soccer On 26 October 1863, eleven London clubs and schools. This meeting created The Football Association

Players, positions, and the field Each team is allowed to have 11 players on the field at a time Although teams play different formations, most teams play with the following positions: Right, left and center forward. Right, left and center midfield. Left and right back. Sweeper and Stopper. Goalkeeper. The professional size field is usually 120 yards long and 75 yards wide.

Basic Skills Passing Trapping Throw ins Corner kicks Goal kicks Free kicks Shooting

Percentage of kids (Age 8-15) playing organized soccer

Offense Objective: To score All players are involved in scoring although the forward are thought of as true attacking players Moves are used to get by players to shoot on goal

Defense Objective: Do not let the other team score Mainly the defenders and goalie are used for defense Clear the ball out by either kicking it out or passing the ball to move up the field Slow down the attacking player