Governing Body FIFA
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 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